Sixers vs. Pistons at a glance

76ers vs. Detroit Pistons at a Glance

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TEAMS:  Sixers (7-39) vs. Pistons (24-21)

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

WHERE: The Palace of Auburn Hills

BROADCASTS: TV – Comcast SportsNet, RADIO – 97.5 FM

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

411 ON PISTONS: Detroit is 21-10 when outrebounding their foes. The Pistons are 3-11 when the opponents equals or outrebounds them.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Sixers (7-39)

33  Robert Covington F 6-9  9.5 ppg. 5.6 rpg.

39 Jerami Grant PF 6-8 9.0 ppg. 4.4 rpg.

4 Nerlens Noel C 6-11 10.5 ppg. 8.3 rpg.

11 Nik Stauskas G 6-6  7.2 ppg. 2.4 rpg.

1 Ish Smith G 6-0 16.1 ppg. 8.2 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (Third season, 44-166)

Injury report: Joel Embiid (broken right foot rehab, out),  Jahlil Okafor (flu, out), Isaiah Canaan (left ankle sprain, questionable)

PISTONS  (24-21)

13  Marcus Morris  F 6-9 13.8 ppg 5.3 rpg.

23 Ersan Ilyasova F 6-10 11.3 ppg. 5.6 rpg.

0  Andre Drummond C 6-11 17.1 ppg. 15.2 rpg.

5  Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G 6-5 14.8 ppg. 3.7 rpg.

1 Reggie Jackson  G 6-3  19.2 ppg. 6.6 apg.

Coach: Stan Van Gundy (10th season, 427-279)

Injury report: Jodie Meeks (fracture fifth metatarsal right foot, out).

THE SERIES

The Sixers hold a 172-133 all-time series advantage, but the Pistons have won four of the last five series games at the Palace of Auburn Hills

COMING UP

Saturday: 5 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Golden State Warriors at Sixers

Feb. 3: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Atlanta Hawks at Sixers

Feb. 5: 7 p.m., at Verizon Center, Sixers at Washington Wizards

Feb. 6: 7:30 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Brooklyn Nets at Sixers

Feb. 8: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Los Angeles Clippers at Sixers

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