The Pistons (23-53, 7-30 away) will be taking on the Philadelphia 76ers (26-50) Tip off is 7:00 pm est from the Wachovia Center and will be televised locally on Fox Sports Detroit, and can be heard on 97.1 fm.
76ers’ Snapshot
Home record: 12-26
Last game: 4/3 (Sat) L 128-123 (OT) Vs. Raptors
Streak: Lost 3
Last 10: 3-7
Vs. Pistons: 11/8: Phi 81 @ DET 88 / 12/9: DET (90) @ Phi (86) / 1/9: PHI (104) @ Det (94)
Injuries: Thaddeus Young (thumb: day-to-day), Rodney Carney (toe: day-to-day)
Two franchises that have seen much, much better days tip-off tonight in a game where the loser will come out on top, at least in terms of draft lottery odds.
The Pistons showed signs of fight in their last game against the Hawks and according to Ben Wallace -who sat out that game- they’re actually still trying to win ball games:
“We didn’t get it done the way we were supposed to do it. We earned this early vacation, but that don’t need to be the case from here on out. We just got to get better.” -Pistons.com
Big Ben will be in the lineup tonight. With Jason Maxiell and Chris Wilcox dealing with injuries expect to see some more Kwame Brown backing up Ben in the middle. Kwame had a decent game in his first start of the season on Saturday collecting 8 rebounds and 8 points in 29 minutes. Kwame, a free agent at season’s end, says his focus is on the team and not his personal stock.
Foul Shots:
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ALSO OF NOTE: The Sixers are a 4 point favorite … including tonight the Pistons have 6 games left in the 2009/10 season … Detroit Pistons Roundtable round one … Rip is a game time decision … Jason Maxiell (back sprain) and Chris Wilcox (left hamstring) unlikely to play … The Sixers have a better road record (14-24) than home (12-26) … Ben Wallace is averaging 10.7 rebounds in 3 games Vs. Sixers this season … Ben Gordon is averaging 8.4 points during the Pistons 11 game skid. Please resist the temptation if you can to divide his points by his salary … Social networking is not working for the Pistons … 76ers join in buzz on McNabb trade … Happy birthday to former Piston (1994-95) Oliver Miller …
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