76ers vs Pistons

The 76ers host the Pistons tonight in Philadelphia, following a road win over Detroit on Sunday. Keep up with Maxey, Harden and company in tonight'...

[113-93](https://www.nba.com/sixers/videos/philadelphia-76ers-vs-detroit-pistons-highlights-dec-21-2022) home result on Dec. He also collected a season-high-tying 11 rebounds, plus 11 assists (one turnover), and a block in just 28 minutes. LAC](https://www.nba.com/sixers/videos/philadelphia-76ers-vs-la-clippers-highlights-dec-23-2022)). Everybody who played tonight and stepped on the court competed at a high level.” Both of the Pistons’ season-high turnover games were against the Sixers (23 on Sunday, 22 in Dec.). They [Detroit] were really helping with Trezz on pick-and-rolls and we had shooting behind him. [All-Star](https://www.nba.com/sixers/all-star) James Harden: 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. “Defense was pretty good, we moved the ball well, and I think everybody competed hard. The first meeting was a Livers was listed as questionable on that report and Bojan Bogdanović – Detroit’s leading scorer averaging 21.0 points per game – is now out due to left calf soreness. Tucker (non-COVID illness) did not suit up. Arriving at the midpoint of the NBA schedule this week, the Sixers have won 12 of their last 15 games.

The Detroit Pistons visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. We continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-76ers prediction and pick.

For as good as Harden was, the reemergence of guard Tyrese Maxey on Sunday bodes well for their chances of covering again tonight. Obviously, the team is much better when Embiid is available, but 76ers backers should have confidence in their ability to cover tonight given how well Harden has played as the primary option. They will be without leading scorer Bojan Bogdanovic and thus will need to rely on their pair of young guards, Killian Hayes and Jaden Ivey, to carry the load. Despite the team shooting just 30% from beyond the arc, the 76ers were able to handle the Pistons thanks to their strong defense. The Pistons rank a respectable eighth in rebounds per game (52.5 RPG) and are 12th in offensive rebounding (11.3 ORPG). Philly forced 23 turnovers in the win and did a great job managing the glass despite their center being out. Regardless of what they do on the glass, the Pistons are going to need to score. In Sunday’s loss to the 76ers, Stewert scored 20 points and pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds. The 76ers rank 29th in rebounding (47.6 RPG) and will be without starting center Joel Embiid. For Detroit to dominate the glass they are going to need a big game from center Isaiah Stewart. The Pistons covered 48% of their games while 60% went over the projected point total. The 76ers covered 58% of their games while 59% went over.

An undermanned Pistons squad travels to Philly for second consecutive clash.

In his two prior meetings with the 76ers this season, Hayes has put up an average of 19 points and 5 assists. Without their leading scorer (Bogdanovic) and rebounder (Duren), Detroit will need to push the tempo by creating chaos on defense and scoring in transition. Especially in a game like tonight, where the odds are heavily stacked against Detroit. In an injury-ravaged season most level-headed fans can deal with high-turnover games from one of the NBA’s youngest rosters. In the aftermath of their double-digit loss to the 76ers, starting center Isaiah Stewart said, “We took our foot off the pedal. Detroit will need to put forth a season-best effort if they are to challenge the hometown 76ers tonight.

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The Detroit Pistons will be even more shorthanded tonight on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers and are big time underdogs.

The Detroit Pistons will hit the road tonight to take on the 76ers for the second game in a row. Detroit is a 10 point underdog tonight according to Fanduel, but I expect that will balloon up to 12 points or even higher by game time depending on who sits for Philly. That could all be reversed tonight, so it’s hard to see this being anything but a blowout unless Philly sits a bunch of guys to rest them or just doesn’t show up. He’ll need to. Who knows, maybe Killian Hayes will have his first 40-point game. This game has the chance to be ugly, as the 76ers eviscerated Detroit in the last game without Joel Embiid in the lineup and he could be returning to take on a

Joel Embiid scored 36 in his first game back and James Harden had his second straight triple-double as the Sixers obliterated the Pistons Tuesday.

- Tyrese Maxey continued to put on a show as the second half got underway, with his first three baskets of the half resulting in and-ones. Per SixersStats, the 42 points Philly scored in the quarter was their highest scoring quarter of the season. - For the first time of 2023, we saw some Jaden Springer. James Harden was once again chasing a triple-double early, with 7-5-5 in the first as the Sixers were in cruise control. Philly turned the ball over 12 times in the first half and still took a 22-point lead into the break. The Sixers continued to give the ball away, as well as lacking rhythm and flow with their offense. - It took him slightly more time than it did on Sunday, but Harden had another triple-double early in the third quarter. Harden finished with 16-12-15 on the night. The win improves the Sixers to 25-15 on the season. - It wasn’t a pretty stretch by the bench unit and Maxey, but sometimes just being Tyrese Maxey is enough. He found his stroke with the midrange early, putting up a nine-point first quarter. Tucker made their return to the starting lineup.

Meanwhile, the Sixers got a couple of key players back in the mix as Joel Embiid and PJ Tucker were cleared for action after missing Sunday's matchup in Detroit ...

He was aggressive and made life tough on the Pistons’ offense. On Sunday, Harden did a little bit of everything and notched his second triple-double of the season with 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. On Tuesday, he followed up with a second-straight double-double by producing 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 15 assists. After paying a visit to the Pistons in Detroit on Sunday afternoon and scooping up a dominant victory, the Sixers formed their first win after a tough loss to the [Chicago Bulls](http://si.com/nba/bulls). After a three-game absence due to foot soreness, Joel Embiid was back in the mix on Tuesday night. Checking in for 24 minutes, Embiid went 12-20 from the field and 11-11 from the free throw line, scoring 36 points.

The Philadelphia 76ers (25-15) played the Detroit Pistons (11-33) yet again. With Joel Embiid and P.J. Tucker back in the starting lineup for a home matchup ...

- Embiid checked back in during the second quarter and helped the Sixers score eight unanswered points. They scored 42 points in the quarter, marking a new high for the season. [lack of size](https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1612970984549634049?s=20&t=9izGPmUT77f0mltTivGIUA)was very apparent in the second quarter. - Harden had seven points, five rebounds and five assists in the first quarter as he pursued yet another triple-double. Philly was a bit sloppy on offense (seven turnovers from six different players in the first quarter) but just had too much talent for the young Pistons to handle. He kept the aggression going, though, and hit a pair of triples in the third quarter but couldn’t even muster up much against the Sixers’ backups. Diallo gave the Sixers a fraction of trouble with his highly efficient scoring. Detroit lead 3-2 after a minute of game time and that was it for their lead. He didn’t miss a shot, which included two looks from deep, and once again had a solid game against one of his former teams. He proved to be really hard to contain in the third quarter, where he scored with several old-fashioned three-point plays and helped power an extra dominant quarter for Philly. He locked in his 72nd career triple-double with just under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter. Tucker back in the starting lineup for a home matchup following a blowout win on the road, it’s no wonder that this contest resulted in a blowout win for the Sixers.

Donnie and Joe recap the win for the Philadelphia 76ers over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night in the NBA.

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Joel Embiid posted 36 points in his return and the Sixers cruised Tuesday night to a 147-116 win at Wells Fargo Center over the Pistons. By Noah Levick.