Sixers vs Detroit Pistons at a glance

76ers vs. Detroit Pistons at a glance

TEAMS: Sixers (18-32) vs. Pistons (23-28)

WHEN:  7:30 p.m. Monday

WHERE:  Palace of Auburn Hills

BROADCASTS: TV – CSN RADIO – 97.5 FM

SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE:  TWITTER – @PompeyOnSixers, INSTAGRAM – PompeyOnSixers

411 ON PISTONS:  Losers of four of their last six games, the Pistons are one of the NBA's most inconsistent teams.

Philadelphia native Marcus Morris is one of the Pistons' better players. The small forward finished with 19 points, six rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in Saturday's loss at Indiana. That came one night after he scored a career-high 36 points at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

PROBABLE STARTERS

SIXERS (18-32)

33 Robert Covington SF 6-9  11.3 ppg. 1.77 spg.

7 Ersan Ilyasova PF 6-10 15.6 ppg. 6.2 rpg.

8 Jahlil Okafor C 6-11 11.4 ppg. 4.8 rpg.

11 Nik Stauskas SG 6-6  8.8 ppg. 2.1 apg.

1 T.J. McConnell PG 6-2 5.8 ppg. 6.1 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (Fourth season, 65-231)

Injury report: Ben Simmons (right foot fracture, out), Jerryd Bayless, (left wrist ligament tear, out), Joel Embiid (left knee bone bruise, doubtful), Robert Covington (right hand bruise, probable).

Pistons (23-28)

13 Marcus Morris SF 6-9 14.1 ppg. 4.4 rpg.

30 Jon Leuer PF 6-10 10.9 ppg. 5.8 rpg.

0 Andre Drummond C 7-0 14.6 ppg. 13.6 rpg.

5 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope SG 6-5 14.4 ppg. 1.4 spg.

1 Reggie Jackson PG 6-3  16.0 ppg. 5.5 apg.

Coach: Stan Van Gundy (11 seasons, 470-324)

Injury report:  None

THE SERIES

The Sixers own a 173-136 series advantage.

LAS VEGAS LINE

Detroit is a 9 ½-point favorite.

LAST SERIES MEETING

Covington scored 16 points and Ilyasova added 15 as the depleted Sixers used a balanced attack to prevail, 97-79, in Auburn Hills on Dec. 11.  T.J. McConnell finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. In all, the Sixers had five double-figure scorers. They took a commanding, 58-35, halftime lead thanks to shooting 72 percent in the first quarter.

The Sixers were without Embiid (rest), Sergio Rodriguez (illness), Bayless (left wrist) and Simmons (right foot). Meanwhile, Nerlens Noel was kept out of the second half with an ankle injury.

UPCOMING GAMES

Wednesday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, San Antonio Spurs vs. Sixers

Thursday: 7 p.m., at Amway Center, Sixers vs. Orlando Magic

Saturday: 7:30 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Heat vs. Sixers

Feb. 13: 7 p.m., at Spectrum Center, Sixers vs. Charlotte Hornets

Feb. 15: 7:30 p.m., at TD Garden, Sixers vs. Boston Celtics

Follow and contact 76ers beat writer Keith Pompey on Twitter and on Instagram at PompeyOnSixers.