Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia with national coverage on ESPN.
- The 76ers list Joel Embiid (knee, adductor), Paul George (knee) and V.J. Edgecombe (adductor) as probable; the Cavaliers list Max Strus (foot) and Dean Wade (knee) as out.
- Sportsbooks price Philadelphia around -1.5 with a 237.5 over/under, signaling expectations for a close, high-scoring game.
- Cleveland took the November meeting 132-121 behind 46 from Donovan Mitchell; Embiid was absent then and is listed as probable for this matchup.
- Philadelphia has won six of eight and enters 22-16, about 1.5 games ahead of 22-19 Cleveland as the home mini-series begins.