Down four starters, the Sixers can’t keep pace with the Detroit Pistons in 131-109 loss
Marjon Beauchamp scored 17 points, and Cam Payne had 15 for the Sixers. The team has lost five of their last seven games.
DETROIT — Duncan Robinson scored 19 points and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons beat the 76ers 131-109 on Thursday night for their second straight victory after a season-worst four-game losing streak.
Javonte Green added 17 points, and Jalen Duren had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Pistons didn’t trail in either victory, beating Brooklyn and the Sixers by an average of 30 points.
Cade Cunningham, who was double-teamed for much of the game, only took six shots from the floor, matching the third-lowest total of his career. He finished with eight points, but had 13 assists and five rebounds in 28 minutes.
Marjon Beauchamp scored 17 points, and Cam Payne had 15 for Philadelphia. The Sixers have lost five of their last seven games.
Detroit led by 17 points in the second quarter, but the Sixers got back into it by aggressively trapping Cunningham. As a result, he only had eight points in the half and his nine assists were balanced by four turnovers.
The Sixers will host the “tanking” Brooklyn Nets next on Saturday (1 p.m., NBCSP).