The Philadelphia 76ers (9 - 37) defeated the Detroit Pistons (17 - 30) 89 - 69 on Wednesday. Philadelphia welcomed Michael Carter-Williams back after he missed Monday's 99 - 74 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans with an illness. He was one rebound shy of a triple - double with 14 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. After giving up a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope layup to start the game, Michael Carter-Williams hit a layup of his own and Philadelphia was off to the races.They would never relinquish the lead and held the Pistons to less than 22 points in each quarter. The Sixers are enjoying their best month of the season, having recorded five wins so far in January. Greg Monroe had a 20 - point, 11 - rebound double - double as the lone bright spot for the Pistons. The four other starters only managed to combine for 12 points total. D.J. Augustin had been filling in nicely at point guard for the Pistons, who will be without Brandon Jennings (Achilles) for the remainder of the season. Augustin averaged 27 points, 9 assists, four rebounds and one steal in his first two starts since taking over but could n't find the magic Wednesday. He was 0 - for - 7 on Wednesday, scoring two points in 34 minutes in the Pistons' lowest - scoring output of the season. The Pistons will face the Houston Rockets on Saturday, and the 76ers will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.
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