Detroit made 12 three-pointers on Wednesday night. Philadelphia made nine. The Pistons won that battle by nine points and lost the game by six, because the 76ers kept walking to the free-throw line and kept making them. Joel Embiid went 10 for 10 there.

The 76ers beat the Detroit Pistons 112-106 at Little Caesars Arena in front of 20,198, according to the ESPN box score. Philadelphia is 8-1. Detroit fell to 6-2.

Joel Embiid's Line: 26 Points, 15 Rebounds, No Misses at the Stripe

Embiid finished with 26 points on 8-of-18 shooting, 15 rebounds (four offensive), two assists and a steal in 33 minutes. His last two free throws came with 23.7 seconds left and put Philadelphia up 108-102. Tyrese Maxey then made four more in the final 21 seconds to close it.

As a team, the 76ers shot 25 of 28 from the line (89 percent). Detroit went 18 of 23. That seven-point gap at the stripe, plus a 9-4 edge on the offensive glass, covered everything the Pistons did from deep.

Jaylen Brown's 30 and Detroit's Late Push

Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting and added seven rebounds. Philadelphia led 92-75 after three quarters, and Detroit won the fourth 31-21 to make it close.

For the Pistons, Cade Cunningham had 26 points and 11 assists but went 1 of 9 from three. Duncan Robinson scored 27 on 7-of-11 shooting from deep, and Ausar Thompson grabbed 17 rebounds. More NBA coverage lives on BallerTube's NBA page.

Philadelphia plays at Cleveland on Friday night.