Continuing their gauntlet against fellow Eastern Conference playoff teams, the 37-19 Philadelphia 76ers square off at home against the 38-22 Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night on ESPN. Cleveland enters this contest riding a seven-game winning streak and sits just one game behind Philadelphia, which has won three straight outings, for the East’s No. 3 seed.
When these teams last met on Nov. 30, the Cavaliers routed the Sixers, 113-85. Key players like James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Jarrett Allen were all sidelined. Furkan Korkmaz and Danuel House Jr. saw notable minutes. Mamadi Diakite started for Cleveland.