Detroit fought well and were led by Cade Cunningham's 33 points and a hot-shooting performance by rookie Marcus Sasser off the bench for 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting. The Pistons are coming off a narrow loss to the Bucks, helped by Giannis Antetokounmpo's ejection after 22 minutes. Celtics | 11.08.23 /arGOJ5xt0j- Philadelphia 76ers November 9, 2023 The Sixers’ rotation is clear from an injury report standpoint, except for Nicolas Batum being listed as probable with the right finger sprain he picked up against Boston. Talented sophomore Jaden Ivey hasn’t been given many minutes this season either, and is currently out due to illness as well. Bojan Bogdanovic (right calf strain), Alec Burks (left forearm contusion), Joe Harris (right shoulder sprain), Isaiah Livers (left ankle sprain) and Monte Morris (right quadriceps strain) are all listed as out. They’ll be on the road to take on the 2-7, 15th-place Pistons, now led by new head coach Monty Williams.ĭetroit are dealing with a host of injury issues to start the year. On Friday, the Sixers have their first game of the NBA’s new In-Season Tournament as part of East Group A (you can read more here if you need a reminder of how it all works).
The end of the fourth quarter wasn't pretty, but the Sixers played more excellent defense and had 27 points from Joel Embiid and 25 from Tyrese Maxey to lead the way offensively. On Wednesday they picked up another impressive win, taking down the Celtics 106-103.
