Blake Griffin led Detroit Pistons pulled a tremendous upset over Philadelphia 76ers who were playing without their star player Ben Simmons at the first week of NBA game at Little Caesars arena in Detroit, Michigan. Pistons beat 76ers by a 133-132 margin in a closely contested game.
Blake Griffin emerged as the hero of the game as he scored a career-high 50 points, he scored 28 points on 12-for-17 shooting. The 29-year old played 14 rebounds and six assists.
The Pistons are now 3-0 to start the season and Griffin is averaging 36.3 points, 5.7 assists and 11.3 rebounds a game in season 2018/19.
Congrats @blakegriffin32 on scoring 50 tonight. Welcome to the 50 club brother ! Detroit Basketball (Mason Voice ) #holdat https://t.co/wPDKpWZQ71
— Rip Hamilton (@ripcityhamilton) October 24, 2018
Good shiiii @blakegriffin23 . I see you bruh bruh ✊🏾
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) 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
Bet Embiid's already getting the IG post ready even though he lost, got baptized by Blake and locked up in OT by, of all souls, Zaza. https://t.co/Bjikg3r8IB
— Brady Fredericksen (@Brady_Fred) October 24, 2018
This Pistons/ Sixers game though.. @blakegriffin23 playing out of this world!
— Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) October 24, 2018
Career-high 50 PTS ✅
Game-winning bucket in OT ✅Take a bow, Blake Griffin! #DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/ueClqmDtI9
— NBA TV (@NBATV) October 24, 2018
Would be a shame if this @blakegriffin23 dunk on @JoelEmbiid made its way around the web pic.twitter.com/VJtzUMQ1ea
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) October 24, 2018
Taking GIF submissions to send to Joel Embiid after a hard-fought game.
— Detroit Bad Boys ☠ (@detroitbadboys) October 24, 2018
Blake Griffin AND 1 for the lead with 2 seconds left. Makes free throw for FIFTY. pic.twitter.com/FtuBJGZxJf
— Blake Wobffin (@WorldWideWob) October 24, 2018
Blake Griffin, ladies and gentlemen.
FIFTY POINTS.
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) October 24, 2018
"This is a statement game"@realgranthill33 and @IsiahThomas, who know a thing or two about #DetroitBasketball, react to Blake Griffin's monster game and the undefeated @DetroitPistons!#GameTime pic.twitter.com/5fhoABuaAY
— NBA TV (@NBATV) 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
Blake Griffin joins #GameTime after his incredible 50-point performance!#DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/Sx1xIK4ZyX
— NBA TV (@NBATV) October 24, 2018
Holy shit, Blake Griffin. pic.twitter.com/gAjRmW7Mso
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) October 24, 2018
Lines of the Night
1) Blake Griffin: 50-14-6, W
2) Anthony Davis: 34-13-2-1-5, W
3) Joel Embiid: 33-11-7-0-3, L
Shouts: Harris
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) October 24, 2018
Blake Griffin going off for a 50-14-6 night while Chris Paul is currently suspended for an incident in which he got punched and spit on is some incredible flex on your ex type shit
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) October 24, 2018
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