Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) dunks in front of Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. (9) during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Middle. Mandatory credit: Invoice Streicher-Imagn Photographs
Jaden Ivey scored 23 points and Cade Cunningham added 22 as the Detroit Pistons earned their first win of the NBA season, defeating the host Philadelphia 76ers 105-95 on Wednesday.
Detroit's Tobias Harris, who spent the previous five and a half seasons with Philadelphia, contributed 18 points and 14 rebounds, both season highs. The Pistons, who had lost their first four games, also received key contributions from Tim Hardaway Jr. (16 points), Malik Beasley (11 points) and Isaiah Stewart (seven points, 11 rebounds).
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Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 32 points, but shot just 2 of 10 from 3-point range as part of a team-wide 8 of 28 (28.6 percent) effort from long range. Kelly Oubre Jr. recorded 13 points, while rookie Jared McCain scored 12 points for the first double-digit scoring effort of his career.
The 76ers are without stars Joel Embiid and Paul George due to knee injuries.
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The Sixers led 13-4 early, en route to a 26-22 lead after one quarter. Maxey scored 10 points in the first quarter.
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However, Detroit won the second quarter 32-19 thanks to Cunningham's 13 points. Maxey opened the period with a dunk before the visitors scored 15 straight points, a span that included two 3-pointers from Cunningham and one from Beasley.
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With just under five minutes left in the half, Philadelphia pulled within 39-38. That momentum didn't last long, however, as back-to-back 3-pointers by Hardaway and Ivey extended the lead to seven, and the Pistons went into halftime with a 54-45 lead.
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About four minutes into the third quarter, Cunningham and Hardaway hit 3-pointers around a Harris layup to push the lead to 69-54.
Detroit's lead increased to 21 when Beasley's 3-pointer made it 79-58 with 3:19 left in the third quarter.
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In the fourth quarter, a Caleb Martin jumper put the hosts up 91-79 with just under seven minutes left. On Detroit's next possession, Stewart corralled a Harris miss and found Hardaway for a 3-pointer that restored a 15-point lead. –Media at field level
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