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Youngsters Monroe, Daye lead Pistons past Sixers
Posted: 01.09.2011 at 12:13 AM
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Detroit earns 112-109, overtime victory
AUBURN HILLS (AP) -- Austin Daye made a tying 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left in regulation and the Detroit Pistons went on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 in overtime Saturday night.
Detroit trailed by three when Philadelphia's Lou Williams missed two free throws with 6.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
After a timeout, Daye caught Tracy McGrady's inbounds pass in the corner and made the tying shot from long range.
The 76ers nearly rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 20 seconds of overtime, pulling within one on 3-pointers by Evan Turner and Jodie Meeks. After Rodney Stuckey made two free throws for Detroit with 6.6 seconds left, Meeks tried a wild, off-balance shot with two defenders on him that bounced off the rim.
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