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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- All of a sudden, the 76ers are a handful on the road.Three days after ending a long losing streak away from home, Philadelphia showed another glimpse of its potential.Playing without center Joel Embiid (rest), the Sixers used balanced scoring to beat the Detroit Pistons 97-79 on Sunday night for their second consecutive road victory after going nearly a year without one.Robert Covington had 16 points and Ersan Ilyasova scored 15 to lead five players in double figures for Philadelphia, which raced to a 25-point advantage in the first half.The 76ers had matched a franchise record by losing 23 straight road games before beating New Orleans last Thursday. That was their first win away from home since Jan. 20 last season at Orlando.Were a young team and we have so many offensive and defensive weapons, said Covington, who also had seven rebounds and two steals. Once we lock in and do what were supposed to do, this team can become really scary.Jahlil Okafor had 14 points and nine rebounds, and T.J. McConnell added 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Sixers, who snapped a four-game losing streak against the Pistons.All over the place, people contributed, 76ers coach Brett Brown said. It was a Philly-hard effort.Marcus Morris scored 28 points and Andre Drummond finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit, which fell behind 32-12 in the first quarter and never led.They were playing way too fast for us, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. We werent the least bit ready to play.The 76ers shot 72 percent in the opening quarter, including 57 percent from 3-point range, to open a commanding lead. Philadelphia continued to dominate, taking a 58-35 edge into halftime.That was by far one of our best starts, Covington said. We were assisting on the offensive end and executing on the defensive end.The Pistons fought back in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 80-64 heading into the final period.Detroit used an 8-0 run, capped by Morris 3-pointer, to get to 87-79 with 4:23 left. Philadelphia, however, scored the final 10 points to seal it.Hats off to them, said Pistons guard Reggie Jackson, who scored 10 points on 5-of-17 shooting. They ran circles around us and kicked our butts.TIP-INS76ers: Embiid and Jerryd Bayless (left wrist) did not travel with the team. Philadelphia rookie Ben Simmons (right foot) remains out.Pistons: Starting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (bruised right knee) was a late scratch and did not play. ... Stanley Johnson returned to the Pistons after playing Saturday with the teams D-League affiliate in Grand Rapids and finishing that game with 26 points, five rebounds and four assists. Johnson had six points and four assists against the 76ers. ... The Pistons have not allowed an opponent to score more than 100 points in 12 games at the Palace.EMPTY SEATSThe announced attendance was 7,244, and it was a sparse crowd. Aside from the Pistons facing the Eastern Conferences worst team in Philadelphia, there was a major snowstorm moving through Michigan and the driving conditions were poor.HOMETOWN CONNECTIONSMorris was born in Philadelphia and played high school basketball at Prep Charter. ... Sixers G Nik Stauskas played college ball at Michigan from 2012-14. He had 10 points and four assists Sunday.UP NEXT76ers: At home vs. Toronto on Wednesday.Pistons: At Dallas on Wednesday.Replica NCAA Jerseys . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. 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There are myriad issues facing each team as they muddle through sluggish starts.That said, Tippett noted that his teams win over San Jose on Tuesday marked the first game this season in which a Coyotes goalie had posted a save percentage above the league average.A save here or there would make a big difference in how were looking at things right now, said Tippett, who got a career-high 39 saves from backup Louis Domingue against the Sharks. It can clean up a lot of other mistakes.The Coyotes at least have a fair excuse in net. Starter Mike Smith has been out since suffering a left leg injury in the second game of the season at Ottawa that still has him listed as week-to-week. That has forced Domingue and third-string goalie Justin Peters to fill in.For Nashville, the goaltending struggles have come down to a once-elite player underperforming. Entering Thursdays game against the Coyotes at Gila River Arena, Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (2-4-1) is tied for 22nd in NHL save percentage at .914 and owns a 2.88 goals-against average, which ranks 31st.Its a team sport. But, inside a team sport, its an individual position, Rinne told the Tennessean on Thursday. Every single goal you give up matters and it shows in your statistics, so its easy to look at those statistics and let that show you how youre playing.Ive learned not to look at those numbers. Eventually, if you keep doing the right thing, playing well and working hard, those things are going to take care of (themselves).Rinnes season has been a story of inconsistency. He has posted a save percentage at or above .917 four times. In the three other games, his nnumbers were .dddddddddddd905, .765 and .885. He stopped 28 of 29 shots in a 5-1 win at Colorado on Tuesday -- a performance the Predators hope will spark a good run.We need and he needs to be part of the solution to get us out of this, GM David Poile told the Tennessean. Higher save percentage, the save at the right time. Do I think hes playing good? Yes, I do. Do I think he can play better? We need him to play better, just like the same thing Id say with the forwards and defensemen. Everybodys got to take their game up a notch.For the Coyotes, Smith skated for the first time in equipment on Wednesday, but he is still at least a week away from returning to game action. That means Domingue will shoulder the brunt of the load, including Thursdays game. Domingue has been plagued by soft goals this season, but he is hoping Tuesdays performance against the Sharks will get him back to the form he displayed last season when Smith missed three months for surgery on a core muscle.I was feeling good, but Ive been feeling good almost all year, Domingue said. It was just a matter of being focused for 60 minutes and getting the job done.Tippett said Wednesday that center Martin Hanzal was going for more tests after leaving Tuesdays game with an upper-body injury. He is questionable for the Predators game. Left winger Tobias Rieder (left leg) is probable after leaving Tuesdays game following a shot block. Defenseman Michael Stone (upper body) will miss his third straight game and sixth of the season.For the Predators, center Mike Fisher (upper body) is day-to-day and could play, while left winger Miikka Salomaki (upper body) and defenseman Anthony Bitetto (upper body) are out. ' ' '