Seven-time All-Star Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has missed multiple games with a lingering knee ailment.

The Detroit Pistons put their eight-game winning streak on the line against the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup game tonight at Little Caesars Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET.

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons face the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. Detroit went 44-38 overall, 29-23 in Eastern Conference action and 22-19 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Pistons averaged 19.0 points off of turnovers, 14.9 second-chance points and 40.2 bench points last season.

The Philadelphia 76ers, even with all of their difficulties, have been surprisingly good. Tyrese Maxey is going berserk with rookie VJ Edgecombe playing a two-way role.

The 76ers’ collapse vs. the Bulls was literally unprecedented in NBA history. Philadelphia blew a 24-point lead to fall 113-111.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe discusses his shooting slump as well as how he has begun to handle the NBA schedule.

Galin Dragiev is on an 11-5 roll on his NBA picks and he just locked in his selection for Cavaliers-76ers on Friday

The Detroit Pistons have released their latest injury report ahead of Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Detroit Pistons bring an eight-game winning streak into Friday night’s NBA Cup Group Play matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. One of those eight wins wa

Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers edged Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics 102-100 on Tuesday, thanks to a late Kelly Oubre Jr. putback, securing a home win despite the absence of Joel Embiid.

Detroit almost folded against Washington Monday on Peacock, but won 137-135 in an OT thriller. The Pistons host Chicago on Wednesday in a rematch of the opening season loss (115-111). After that, the 76ers come to Detroit for a rematch of Sunday's game, which the Pistons won, so it's a formidable schedule to keep the heater going.