Gordon, Wallace help Pistons beat 76ers 88-81

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.(AP) — Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Ben
Wallace added 16 rebounds, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the
Philadelphia 76ers 88-81 on Sunday.

Wallace had seven of Detroit’s 21 offensive rebounds, and added
three blocks and three steals. Charlie Villanueva added 16
points.

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 24 points, but the 76ers
couldn’t overcome missing their last eight field-goal attempts.

Detroit led 43-37 after a first half that saw both offenses
struggle, and only 20 offensive rebounds – 13 of them by the
Pistons – allowed the teams to reach 80 combined points.
Iguodala had 15 in the half for Philadelphia, while Gordon had
10 for Detroit.

The 76ers tied the game early in the second half, but Gordon and
rookie Jonas Jerebko led a surge that put Detroit ahead by as
many as nine.

Rodney Stuckey’s late jumper put the Pistons ahead 64-59 going
into the fourth, but Marreese Speights’ put-back dunk gave the
76ers their first lead with 7:22 to play. After Stuckey made a
free throw, Iguodala hit a 3-pointer to give Philadelphia a
three-point edge.

Wallace helped Detroit’s last surge with two blocks and another
offensive rebound, and Villanueva’s runner gave the Pistons an
81-77 lead with 3:09 left. Philadelphia did not score a field
goal for the final 6 minutes.

NOTES: Tayshaun Prince (back) missed his fourth straight game,
while Richard Hamilton (ankle) was out for the sixth time in a
row. Pistons coach John Kuester does not expect either to return
within the next week. … Speights left the game with 4:50 to
play after banging knees with a Pistons player under the basket.
… The Pistons had 19 offensive rebounds in the first three
quarters, while the 76ers had only 17 offensive boards for the
game.

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