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Pistons Young Guard Puts on Show With Electrifying Dunks vs 76ers

Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey threw together quite the highlight tape against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Oct 30, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) dunks the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Oct 30, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) dunks the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

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Jaden Ivey and the Detroit Pistons scooped up their first win in style.

During a Wednesday night matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, Ivey had another productive night in the scoring department. As the young guard shined alongside his backcourt mate Cade Cunningham, Ivey racked up some of his points by throwing down dunks that would go viral on social media.

Jaden Ivey Throws It Down

@DetroitPistons: Jaden Ivey showing the rim no mercy

@FanDuelSN_DET: Jaden AGAIN! 💪

Ivey and the Pistons were a team on a mission Wednesday night. While they have fought hard in every matchup so far, it was clear Wednesday’s game might’ve meant a little more for a couple of reasons.

First, it was Tobias Harris’ first game back in Philadelphia since he joined the Pistons over the summer. Being that Harris is Detroit’s veteran leader, the young group wanted to help their forward overcome the hostile crowd and get a win in their house.

Second, the Pistons needed to get in the win column. Heading into Wednesday’s game, they held an 0-4 record. After a 14-68 season, Detroit came into the 2024-2025 run with hopes of turning things around. They have looked and felt better to start the year, but the record didn’t indicate that. There was clearly motivation to start turning things around this week.

Next up, Ivey and the Pistons take on the New York Knicks at home on Friday night. Through their first four games of the new season, the Knicks notched a record of 2-2. It won’t be an easy battle for Detroit, but they are quite battle-tested already this early on. Friday’s game will tip-off at 7 PM ET.

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JUSTIN GRASSO

Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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