AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) When Andre Drummond got rolling Wednesday night, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown did the same thing almost every NBA coach does.
He started fouling the Detroit Pistons center, hoping to chase the worst free-throw shooter in league history off the floor.
It usually works, as Drummond came into the game shooting 26.9 percent from the line in his last 13 games, including a barely believable 1 for 14 in the last two.
Wednesday was the rare exception. Drummond had his best night from the line since October, going 7 for 12 as the Pistons won 110-97.
“That was great,” said Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy. “Who wants to foul a guy who is going to go 7 for 12? That kind of points per possession translates into good offense.”
Able to play his normal 35 minutes, Drummond put up 25 points and 18 rebounds. That included nine offensive rebounds.
“Dre’s an All-Star in this league and we all know it,” said Reggie Jackson, who scored 27 points. “He hasn’t had the best last two games, but he put a lot of work into it and it was great to see him knock down those free throws. He had his energy back tonight and he played like a great player again.”
Jeremi Grant scored 21 points for the Sixers, while Nerlens Noel had 20.
“I’ve been playing against Andre since I was 15, so I know what you have to do to stop him,” Noel said. “He’s a great player, and I know that he can wear a lot of guys out with his strength and athletic ability, but he’s one of the guys that I’ve always worked on being able to match.”
The 76ers played without starters Jahlil Okafor and JaKarr Sampson, who both missed their second game in two nights with the flu.
Without them, the Sixers didn’t have the legs to keep up with Detroit down the stretch. A victory would have given Philadelphia its first two-game winning streak of the season.
“We did a great job of gutting out most of that game,” Brown said. “I think our young guys learned a lot about the NBA tonight, because they had to step up and make a huge effort when they were hurting physically and mentally.”
Philadelphia led 79-74 going into the fourth, but Johnson’s floater tied it at 86 with 7:31 to play. Johnson scored again on Detroit’s next possession, and Jackson’s 3-pointer put the Pistons up 91-90.
Detroit was within 45-44 at the half, but couldn’t stop Noel early in the third. A very rare three-point play by Drummond helped Detroit stay in the game, but Isaiah Canaan topped him with a four-point play late in the period.
Noel and Grant outscored the Pistons 14-12 in the first quarter as Philadelphia built an eight-point lead. Even with the Sixers on the second half of a back-to-back, it was Detroit that came out without any energy – something Van Gundy has complained about all year.
“I thought we played three quarters of a game on both ends of the floor,” he said. “We didn’t play offense in the first quarter and we didn’t play defense in the third. If we could ever play consistently for 48 minutes, we’d have a chance to do some big things.”
The Sixers still led 36-26 with five minutes left in the second, but Detroit’s offense finally showed up while Philadelphia stopped hitting shots. After a huge mistake when Drummond was called for goaltending on a 3-pointer, Detroit narrowed the gap when Jackson pulled up, pump-faked and banked in a buzzer-beating 3.
Both teams failed to break 40 percent from the floor in the half, but the Pistons were able to stay close despite nine turnovers by outscoring the Sixers 11-6 from the free throw line.

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade attempted an 18-footer and then sank to one knee, trying to coax the ball in the basket with body English.

No good.

The Miami Heat had trouble getting the ball to fall and were on the verge of a dismal defeat Sunday, but rallied from a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Philadelphia 103-98.

The short-handed Sixers, who have the NBA’s worst record (8-55), endured their 12th consecutive loss. Hassan Whiteside had seven blocked shots, including a pivotal one late to help the Heat win their fifth game in a row.

“Everything we go through right now is good for us as we try to put ourselves in a position for the playoffs,” Wade said. “This was a different kind of situation. We were down against a team we’re supposed to beat, and how are we going to find a way to win the game?”

Wade shot 5 for 15 but still managed 23 points, while Goran Dragic had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Whiteside shot 4 for 11 but had 14 points and 13 rebounds off the bench.

Ish Smith scored 21 points and Carl Landry added 18 for the Sixers, but they were outscored 30-19 in the final 9 1/2 minutes.

“It’s kind of been the story of the year,” Smith said. “We just have to close down these close games.”

The Heat missed 10 consecutive shots in the second half and went nearly 8 minutes without a basket as the 76ers took a 72-69 lead, and the margin reached 79-73 before Miami rallied.

A frantic sequence that began with a block by Whiteside turned the game for the Heat. Dragic came up with the rebound to start a fast break that ended with a running dunk by Wade, before he and Dragic both went sprawling happily to the floor.

“It was bodies flying around,” Dragic said. “Great play by D-Wade. He’s still got the hops.”

The crowd erupted, and Whiteside hollered too.

“That’s kind of what I do — block shots and get the crowd going,” Whiteside said. “D-Wade goes dunk, and I cheer for D-Wade.”

The score put the Heat up 91-87 with 3:21 left, and the Sixers trailed the rest of the way.

“The only difference between good teams and bad teams,” Landry said, “is how to close out quarters.”

The Heat beat Philadelphia for the second time in three nights for their longest regular-season winning streak since an eight-game stretch from Feb. 11 to March 3, 2014.

“We played two games in a row against Philly, and that’s how it’s going to be in the playoffs,” Dragic said. “You’re going to know the opponent really well. They took some things away from us and we had to adjust. We did pretty OK.”

The Heat (37-26) climbed a season-high 11 games over .500 and matched last season’s win total with 19 games remaining. They improved to 8-2 since losing Chris Bosh to a blood clot in his calf.

Smith’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the first half put the 76ers ahead 49-47, but they fell to 5-14 when leading at halftime. Philadelphia dropped to 3-30 on the road.

INJURY LIST

Philadelphia was again without Jahlil Okafor (bruised shin), Nerlens Noel (bruised knee) and Nik Stauskas (illness). All are expected to return soon.

WINNING ADDITION

The Heat are 5-0 since signing Joe Johnson after the seven-time All-Star agreed to a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets. Johnson had 14 points and five rebounds.

“He’s undefeated,” Dragic said.

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The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to face the Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The current NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Boston Celtics favored by -6 ½ points with a total of 187 ½ points. The NBA lines were released a few hours ago as Boston was a -6 point favorite with an over under line of 187 ½ points. We have seen no movement on the total and a ½ point move on Boston. Trend: Philadelphia 76ers are 3-1 ATS in their past three games.

The teams have met twice already this season with the 76ers winning both games. Last night Philadelphia wins 95-94 in overtime against the Celtics as a +2 point underdog. The Sixers survived a 37.4% shooting night in the win as they held 10 less turnovers than the Celtics. Philadelphia struggle big time for offense it seems every night. At 92 points a game the team is 26th in the league and makes just 42.7% of their shots.

The Celtics are just 10-9 on the season. They are a good shooting team with 47.2% shooting from the field. There is an injury concern for Boston on Saturday as Rajon Rondo is questionable with an ankle injury.

Tags: The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to face the Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The current NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Boston Celtics favored by -6 ½ points with a total of 187 ½ points. The NBA lines were released a few hours ago as Boston was a -6 point favorite with an over under line of 187 ½ points. We have seen no movement on the total and a ½ point move on Boston. Trend: Philadelphia 76ers are 3-1 ATS in their past three games.

The teams have met twice already this season with the 76ers winning both games. Last night Philadelphia wins 95-94 in overtime against the Celtics as a +2 point underdog. The Sixers survived a 37.4% shooting night in the win as they held 10 less turnovers than the Celtics. Philadelphia struggle big time for offense it seems every night. At 92 points a game the team is 26th in the league and makes just 42.7% of their shots.

The Celtics are just 10-9 on the season. They are a good shooting team with 47.2% shooting from the field. There is an injury concern for Boston on Saturday as Rajon Rondo is questionable with an ankle injury.

The 38-14 Miami Heat will travel to play the 22-30 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this game have the road team Miami Heat favored by -7 points with an over under line of 185 points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago.

The teams met four times last season with Miami winning all four games. The Heat covered three of the four games.

The Heat is 15-11 on the road this season. Miami wins their ninth straight game following an 86-67 road win to the Chicago Bulls as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The total landed under 186 points. Miami held the Bulls to just 32 second half points. The team shot 50.7% from the floor along with 3 of 13 from three. They held the Bulls to just 37.3% shooting and forced 27 Chicago turnovers. LeBron James scored 6 points and 12 rebounds on 11 of 15 shooting. The Heat offensively rank in the top five in the league in the three important categories of points per game along with field goal and three point shooting. They are the best shooting team in the league hitting on 49.3% from the field.

Philadelphia is 16-13 straight up on their home court during the 2012-13 campaign. The 76ers will host Miami with a three game losing streak. They come off the All Star break with a 94-87 road defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday as a +3 ½ point underdog. The total landed under 186 points. The 76ers got in the hole by falling behind 56-41 at the half to the injury riddled Timberwolves. They shot just 38.3% from the floor and made 4 of 13 from three. Philadelphia was their own worst enemy by missing 11 of 32 free throws. The 76ers gave up just 40% shooting to Minnesota. Evan Turner had 17 points and 6 rebounds on 6 of 16 from the field. The 76ers for a long time have struggled on the offensive side of the basketball. They are in the lower third of the NBA in most of the key offensive categories. Philadelphia is 29th and second to last in the league in scoring offense by averaging just 92.2 points per game.

The 14-17 Philadelphia 76ers will travel out west to face the LA Lakers in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass channel.

The 76ers and Lakers met on December 16th with the Lakers posting the 111-98 road win against Philadelphia as a -3 point betting favorite. The total landed over 196 ½ points.

The 76ers are 5-10 on the road this season. They are a struggling basketball team right now with two straight losses and losers of eight of their past ten games. They are 1-3 straight up in this current road trip. They have not reached 90 points in their past two games in losses at Golden St and on Saturday in an 89-85 road defeat at Portland. Scoring has been a problem with the 76ers for some time now. The 2012-13 season is no different. The team averages just 93 points a game ranking 26th of the 30 teams in the NBA. Inefficient guards Jason Richardson and Nick Young are hovering around the 40% mark with their shooting percentage. They may have trouble because they lack size and the Lakers Howard and Gasol could find some easy looks around the hole off pick and rolls.

The Lakers are 10-6 on their home court. The team has won six of their past seven games. LA bounces back following an eight point loss at Denver with a 104-87 home win against the Portland Trailblazers on Friday night as a -9 point favorite. The game went under 205 ½ points. In the Lakers past two home games they have held teams under 100 points. LA allows 100 points a game and 44.5% shooting. Kobe Bryant has been very efficient for the Lakers this season with a 30 point per game average and nearly 48% shooting. With Steve Nash back in the lineup the Lakers have gone 3-1 with the only loss coming in a back to back at Denver.

The 26-40 Philadelphia 76ers will travel to play the 46-22 LA Clippers in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball game has the home team LA Clippers favored by -10 points with an over under line of 196 points. There has been no movement in the lines since the odds were released a few hours ago.

The teams met back on February 11th with the Clippers posting the 107-90 road win at Philadelphia as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 185 points.

Philadelphia has a road record of 6-23 straight up. They win their second straight all at home following a 101-100 victory to the Portland Trailblazers as a -1 point betting favorite. The game landed over 194 ½ points. The 76ers are a rare good shooting night as they hit on 50% from the field and made 5 of 16 three pointers. They held the Trailblazers to 42.2% from the floor. Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 27 points and six assists on 11 of 21 shooting. The 76ers have struggled all season on the offensive end of the court. They rank 30th and last in the NBA in scoring offense with 92.6 points per game. The 76ers are in a deep hole as they sit in the ninth seed in the Eastern conference and 7 ½ games behind the eighth seeded Milwaukee Bucks with just 26 games remaining.

The Clippers are 26-8 on their home court this season. They lose their fourth in seven games after a 116-101 road defeat on Tuesday night to the Sacramento Kings as a -8 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 212 points. LA Clippers get outscored 38-18 in the fourth quarter in defeat. The Clippers shot 45% from the floor and hit on 9 of 26 from three point range. They turn the ball over 18 times plus allowed the Kings 50.7% shooting and 14 of 28 from the three point line. Blake Griffin for Los Angeles had 26 points and five assists on 11 of 14 from the field. The Clippers offense is explosive on their home court as they team averages 103.6 points and 48.9% shooting.

The 22-31 Philadelphia 76ers will travel to play the 32-20 New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip time from Madison Square Garden in New York is set for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball contest has the home team New York Knicks favored by -10 ½ points with an over under line of 187 points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago.

This will be the fourth meeting of the year between these two clubs. New York has won and covered two of the three games.

Philadelphia has a road record of 6-17 on the season. They lose their fourth straight game in a 114-90 home loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday night as a +8 ½ point underdog. The total came in at over 185 points. The 76ers shot 44.9% from the floor and connected on 11 of 28 from three. They allowed Miami 58.4% shooting. Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 21 points and six assists on 8 of 11 shooting. The 76ers under Doug Collins have really struggled with scoring. This year is no different as the team pushes across just 92.2 points a game ranking 29th and second to last in the NBA in this important category.

The Knicks are 19-8 on their home court. The team dropped their fourth straight game after a 100-98 road loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night as a -1 point betting favorite. The game ended over 193 points. New York converted on 46.7% of their shots with 10 of 28 coming from three. They crushed the Raptors on the glass by a 42-31 margin and held Toronto to just 43.8% shooting. The Knicks gave away the game with 17 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 6 rebounds on 11 of 24 shooting. The Knicks commitment to playing good defense lasted about the first month and a half of the season. They have fallen to 21st in the NBA in defensive field goal percentage by giving up 45.9% shooting. New York has allowed 100 or more points in four of their past six games.

The Miami Heat will travel on a back to back to face a rested Philadelphia 76ers team in an NBA pro basketball game set for Wednesday night.

Tip time from Philadelphia is set for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA game have the road side Miami Heat favored by –11 points with a total lined at 195 points.

The teams met four times last season with Miami winning all four games. Each team covered once at home and on the road.

Miami is 1-0 on the new season following a 107-95 home victory on Tuesday night against the Chicago Bulls as a -5 point betting favorite. The game total landed over 188 ½ points. The Heat was able to hold a 54-33 first half lead.

The team shot 51.4% from the floor and nailed 11 of 20 three pointers. LeBron James led the Heat with 17 points and eight assists Chris Bosh contributed with 16 points and six boards. Miami with great shooting survived 20 turnovers.

Philadelphia finished off the 2012-13 season with a record of 34-48 and missed the playoffs as they finished four games behind the eighth seeded Milwaukee Bucks. Former head coach Doug Collins resigned after a frustrating tenure with the team. There are four rookies on the 76ers roster. Noel Nerlens a center out of Kentucky was drafted by 76ers. Philadelphia is a very young team with 11 players with three years or less experience in the league.

The 23-37 Philadelphia 76ers will travel to play the 45-14 Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this game have the home team Miami Heat favored by -14 points with an over under line of 195 points. There has been no line movement in the NBA game since the odds came out a few hours ago.

The teams met back on February 23rd with the Heat posting the 114-90 road win at the 76ers as a -8 ½ point favorite. The game finished over 185 points.

Philadelphia has a road record of 6-21 on the season. They lose their third straight and tenth in eleven games following a 107-96 road defeat to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday as a +8 ½ point underdog. The game went over 190 points. The 76ers fell behind by 21 after three quarters of play. The team shot 43% from the floor and made 6 of 17 from three. They had ten more rebounds than the Hawks and lose because Philadelphia allowed Atlanta 53.8% shooting. Dorell Wright came off the bench for 20 points and 9 rebounds. The 76ers woes this season has come on the offensive end. They continue to have problems scoring as the team ranks 29th and second to last in the NBA by pushing across just 92.2 points a game.

The Heat is 27-3 straight up on their home court. Miami makes it 16 straight victories following a 97-96 home win against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday as a -15 ½ point betting favorite. The game went under the total of 204 points. Miami nearly blows a 20 point lead. They shoot just 43.2% from the field along with 6 of 28 from three. Wade and LeBron James carried the team to victory as they combine for 50 points on 17 of 30 shooting. The supporting cast was a no show on offense making just 15 of 44 shots. They hold the Magic to 44.9% from the floor and forced 18 Orlando turnovers. When motivated the Heat put up some impressive numbers on their home court. They average 107.9 points and 50.9% shooting in their 30 games at home.

The 31-27 Boston Celtics will travel to play the 23-35 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball game has the road team Boston Celtics favored by -2 points with an over under line of 185 points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago.

The teams have met three times this season with Philadelphia winning and covering the point spread in two of the three games.

Boston is 10-18 on the road this season. They win their second straight following a 94-86 home win against the Golden St Warriors on Friday night as a -4 point betting favorite. The game landed under 197 points. The Celtics got off to the good start by taking the 31-20 lead after one quarter. They shoot 48% from the floor and made 3 of 15 from three. Boston allowed Golden St just 32% shooting and a good thing they did as the Warriors pulled down 10 more rebounds. Paul Pierce had 26 points and 8 rebounds on 9 of 15 shooting. In the playoff picture the Celtics are currently in the seventh seed and holds an 8 game lead over Philadelphia. Boston’s lack of size to support Kevin Garnett down low has impacted the team on the glass as the Celtics are 28th and third to last in the NBA in rebounds.

The 76ers are 17-15 at home. They lose for the eighth time in nine games following a 90-87 road defeat on Sunday to the Washington Wizards as a +6 point underdog. The game landed under 185 ½ points. Philadelphia shot just 38.8% from the floor and made 6 of 19 three pointers. They give up 42.5% shooting to the Wizards and allowed Washington to pull down 8 more rebounds. Dorell Wright came off the bench for 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting in the loss. Philadelphia is in the ninth seed in the Eastern conference and trails Milwaukee by 6 ½ games for the eighth seed. The 76ers all season has struggled on the offensive end of the court. They have scored 93 points or less in nine of their past ten games. They are 29th and second to last in the NBA in points per game by averaging just 92 points a game.