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One Clear Negative and Positive From 76ers' Loss to Pistons

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Well, the Philadelphia 76ers won't be going undefeated this season. After kicking off the campaign with three straight wins, the Sixers dropped their first game of the season 106-93 to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

It wasn't the prettiest performance for the Sixers, who mustered their lowest scoring output of the season. In fairness, they were on the second night of a back-to-back and missing two starters in Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe. But, this is the NBA, and those absences aren't an excuse, as the Pistons were also missing a pair of starters in Jalen Duran and Ausar Thompson.

Ultimately, it just wasn't a great game from the Sixers. But, it wasn't all bad. Here, we'll look at one clear negative and one clear positive from Philly's first loss of the season. Let's start with the positive.

Positive: 76ers continue to win turnover battle

The Sixers have done a good job of forcing turnovers early in the season, and that trend continued on Sunday night.…

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