Tuesday night’s Pistons-76ers game in Detroit had a little bit of everything, including a Joel Embiid flop that led to an Andre Drummond ejection.
But it also featured overtime, 265 total points scored, and 50 points scored for Blake Griffin.
Griffin threw down this poster dunk on Embiid as part of a 28-point first half:
👀 That ball fake!
Replays of Blake Griffin dunking on Joel Embiid on his way to 28 first half points! pic.twitter.com/4bLJPSBDvj— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) October 24, 2018
And in overtime, Philadelphia’s JJ Redick gave the Sixers the lead on this and-one three-pointer:
Big shot from JJ Redick!#HereTheyCome 132 | #DetroitBasketball 130
5.6 left on @NBATV pic.twitter.com/YyA4G6r4iw
— NBA (@NBA) October 24, 2018
But Griffin responded with an and-one of his own that would serve as the game-winner for Detroit:
Blake Griffin scored 50 points. Here's the game-winning three-point play. Gutsy and-one to the rim. https://t.co/eZIVrwgrUX
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) October 24, 2018
50-14-6 on 20/35, 5/10 from deep, game-winning And-One with 1.8 left in OT, just one turnover. Played smart and solid defense all game. What a night for Blake Griffin.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) October 24, 2018
Tonight, Blake Griffin became the first @DetroitPistons player since Isiah Thomas (46 PTS, 10 REB on Feb. 8, 1983) to put up 40+ PTS and 10+ REB in a game. pic.twitter.com/32TokPVJGC
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) October 24, 2018
Griffin has led the Pistons to an impressive 3-0 start, and they have an excellent chance to make it a 4-0 start with their next game against a rebuilding Cavs team.
