Pistons 107, 76ers 89
Kyle Singler made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as host Detroit continued its hot streak with a rout of Philadelphia.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 17 points and Anthony Tolliver added 16 off the bench for the Pistons, who have won 11 of 13 since waiving free-agent bust Josh Smith on Dec. 22. Jodie Meeks collected 15 points and six steals and Greg Monroe tallied 12 points and 13 boards for Detroit.
Michael Carter-Williams scored 15 points to lead the 76ers, who were without leading scorer Tony Wroten (sprained knee) for a third straight game. Henry Sims racked up 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 11 points.
The Pistons led wire-to-wire, racing to a 15-4 lead behind eight quick points from Brandon Jennings and pushing the margin to 15 before settling for a 31-21 lead after one period. Detroit had the lead as large as 24 late in the half before Carter-Williams scored five straight points in the final 35 seconds to make it 56-37 at the break.
The 76ers pulled within 66-56 when Larry Drew II came up with a steal and fed Hollis Thompson for a bucket with 4:18 left in the third, but Singler hit a pair of triples during a 15-6 run to close the quarter as Detroit stretched the lead to 81-62. Philadelphia never got closer than 16 in the fourth quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 76ers have not scored more than 96 points in their last 17 games. … Pistons C Andre Drummond had 15 rebounds, including seven at the offensive end. … Detroit scored 30 points off 22 Philadelphia turnovers.