The Detroit Pistons enter tonight’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers with the best record in the Eastern Conference. It is the latest in the season that they have held the No. 1 seed since the Flip Saunders era. Detroit is playing really well, and it has been driven by the emergence of Jalen Duren as a true force and the fourth-quarter heroics of Cade Cunningham.
But we can also be honest with ourselves — the Pistons have played an awfully light schedule. Detroit has beaten one team with a winning record — the Houston Rockets. Its sixth other wins have come against sub-.500 teams, and it has two losses against the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In other words, a game tonight against the Sixers can say a lot about where they are.
Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia 76ers
When: 7:30 p.m. ET
Watch: Fan Duel Sports Network Detroit
Odds: Pistons -4.5
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