The Detroit Pistons bring an eight-game winning streak into Friday night’s NBA Cup Group Play matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. One of those eight wins wa

After giving up 45 points in the first quarter, the Chicago Bulls looked like they might be done early. The Philadelphia 76ers shot 9-of-17 on threes in the first

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons face the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. Detroit went 44-38 overall, 29-23 in Eastern Conference action and 22-19 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Pistons averaged 19.0 points off of turnovers, 14.9 second-chance points and 40.2 bench points last season.

The Sixers are in Detroit to take on the Pistons, who sit atop the East but have injury concerns.

Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid sat out Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics due to right knee soreness. The right knee soreness is new, and Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said there wasn’t a specific incident that could be pinpointed.

The Philadelphia 76ers' mascot referenced a viral Jaylen Brown meme during the team's game vs the Celtics this week.

But the C’s quickly stormed back after halftime against the Sixers, the worst third quarter team in the league. Boston won the quarter 36-20 to take the lead. The game went back-and-forth from there as both sides got big shots. Ultimately, the Sixers took the lead for good courtesy of Kelly Oubre’s put-back layup with 8.7 seconds left in the game.

P HILADELPHIA -- Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe has done a lot for the Philadelphia 76ers in his first 11 games in the league. The No. 3 overall pick is averaging 15.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists while shooting 36.2% from deep and 40.9% from the floor.