7:10 pm
January 25

76ers @ Pistons

Who will WIN this matchup?

Philadelphia 76ers (12-5)

@ Detroit Pistons (3-13)

 

Current odds:

Philadelphia 76ers: (-260)

Detroit Pistons: (+220)

 

•  The line for this game is 76ers by 6.5 points.

•  Joel Embiid (back) ruled out Monday.

•  Doc Rivers doesn’t care about his opponent’s record. He’s happy with any road victory, even if there are no fans in the stands. The Philadelphia 76ers coach was thrilled to see his team pull off a 114-110 victory at Detroit on Saturday. The Pistons have the NBA’s worst record at 3-13 but Rivers wasn’t fazed by the close call. He’d like to witness a repeat when the teams meet again at Detroit on Monday.

•  The Sixers, who are 3-4 away from home, carry a three-game winning streak into the rematch. Joel Embiid had another big game, pouring in 33 points and hitting two clutch free throws with his team leading by two with 7.2 seconds left. Embiid scored a combined 80 points in two victories over Boston in his team’s previous two games. Ben Simmons scored a season-high 20 points, building off his 11-point fourth quarter in the second game against the Celtics.

•  Simmons’ backcourt partner, Seth Curry, scored 14 points despite missing all three of his 3-point attempts. Curry was playing his second game since sitting out two weeks due to the league’s health and safety protocols.

•  The Pistons are coming off a frustrating week in which they went 0-4 when they could have easily gone 4-0. They squandered a 19-point lead to Miami, then blew a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead at Atlanta. They dropped a one-point decision to Houston before the Sixers came to town.

•  The silver lining for Detroit on Saturday was the play of young reserves Svi Mykhailiuk and Sekou Doumbouya. They combined for 28 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. Casey has been criticized for not playing Doumbouya, a first-round pick in 2019, more often. Doumbouya got a chance to play on Saturday with Blake Griffin getting the night off due to injury management.

•  Griffin and sixth man Derrick Rose, who also sat out due to knee soreness, are expected to play on Monday.

•  Detroit could also use a bounce-back game from Jerami Grant. After scoring 20 or more points for 14 consecutive games, he was held to 11 points on 3-for-19 shooting.

6/10
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