Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. EST at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with national coverage on ESPN.
- Joel Embiid (left knee management, left adductor soreness), Paul George (left knee management) and rookie VJ Edgecombe (left adductor contusion) are listed as probable, and Kelly Oubre Jr. is available.
- Cleveland rules out Max Strus (foot) and Dean Wade (knee), limiting its wing rotation.
- Philadelphia sits fifth in the East with a 1.5-game edge over seventh-place Cleveland entering this two-game set.
- The Cavaliers won the Nov. 6 meeting 132-121 behind 46 points from Donovan Mitchell, and Tyrese Maxey arrives averaging 30.9 points over his last 10 games.