When the Detroit Pistons announced their starting lineup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, you knew it was going to be a rough night.
Not only were the Pistons without their leading scorer in Bojan Bogdanovic, they were without their starting front court as Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart sat with assorted bumps and bruises.
That meant the Pistons took on Joel Embiid with a front court of Saddiq Bey, Kevin Knox and Nerlens Noel. As you might have guessed, it wasn’t pretty. Embiid finished with an easy 36 points and 11 rebounds as the 76ers dominated whatever was left of Detroit in a 147-116 loss.