Overview
- Joel Embiid will miss the game with right knee soreness after imaging showed no structural damage, and he is considered day-to-day.
- Detroit upgraded Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart to questionable, with final statuses expected near tipoff.
- The Pistons have four players ruled out in Tobias Harris, Jaden Ivey, Marcus Sasser and Ausar Thompson.
- Philadelphia is also without Paul George, with VJ Edgecombe listed as questionable and Jared McCain on a G League assignment.
- This is an NBA Cup group game where result and point differential affect tournament standing, and Detroit recently beat Philadelphia 111-108 and topped Chicago despite missing starters.