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The 76ers (15-7) look for their fourth straight victory Wednesday in Detroit, facing the Pistons (2-21), who are currently on a 20-game losing streak.

It is the front end of a home-and-home between the two clubs, with the Sixers set to host the Pistons on Friday night. The final game of the four-game season series is not until April 9 in Philadelphia.

The Sixers defeated the Pistons, 114-106, in Detroit on Nov. 10. That night, Joel Embiid notched a double-double with a game-high 33 points and season-high 16 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey recorded one of his own with 29 points and a career-high tying 11 assists, plus six rebounds, three steals and zero turnovers.

Embiid (34 pts, 10 reb) and Maxey (24 pts, 5-9 3fg) led the Sixers again in their most recent outing, a 146-101 home win over the Washington Wizards on Monday that included a 43-27 first quarter. Both players sat the fourth quarter.

“Just trying to put them away,” Embiid said postgame. “Try to make sure that I wasn’t going to see the fourth quarter. So, I just wanted to be aggressive. Not just scoring - just attacking, attacking, and if they were closing out on me, just try to make the right play. Obviously, I got lucky, and I made a few shots.”

It was the sixth game of the season that Embiid only needed to play three quarters, and the first for Maxey. Embiid’s career-high 33.4 points per game continue to lead the NBA. Maxey sits just outside the top-10 with a career-high 27.0 points per game.

The Sixers made 20 threes (20-46, .435) against the Wizards. Their 146 points and 37 assists matched season-high marks previously set against Washington on Nov. 6.

“I think that doesn’t happen unless we play defense, I think everything is predicated on defense and rebounding,” said Patrick Beverley. “If we defended well and we rebounded well, we usually win the game. And that’s led to the easy offense, the early offense, the threes. Obviously, when we’re in the half court, everyone wants to double team Joe[l] [Embiid], that leads to threes also, but I think [Monday] everything was predicated off our defense.”

Philadelphia boasts the top Net Rating in the NBA (9.0).

The Pistons (2-21) dropped a home contest to the Indiana Pacers, 131-123, on Monday. Cade Cunningham posted 23 points, six rebounds, and seven assists, while rookie No. 5 overall pick Ausar Thompson scored 20 points.

Cunningham averages a team-high 22.0 points and 7.3 assists per contest.

Detroit started the season 2-1 before this 20-game losing streak that dates back to Oct. 30 in Oklahoma City.

Detroit’s Jalen Duren, averaging 12.6 points and a team-best 10.9 rebounds per game, missed the last two games due to a left ankle sprain. Monte Morris remains out with a right quadriceps strain, while Marvin Bagley III did not play against Indiana due to back spasms.

The Pistons listed all three players as out again for Wednesday’s game. There are no 76ers injuries on the Tuesday evening report.

All 15 Sixers scored in the win over the Wizards, with the following players reaching double figures:

Robert Covington on what Patrick Beverley brings to the team internally…

“A grit. A grind. That underdog mentality. That get it out the mud. I’ve known Pat since we were teenagers and I've seen his journey. You know, being kids from Chicago, like I've been a part of a lot of things and he's gone through his transition of things. Everybody's journey is different. But the fact that he’s been consistent with staying persistent throughout his journey, you know putting the time in, putting the work in. You know that’s what when we were teammates before – my rookie year – I saw it then. And Pat has just evolved throughout that time. So, he's just as crazy as he was back then, but he brings that mentality, that leadership, that this team needs.”

Wednesday’s 76ers-Pistons contest is a 7 p.m. ET start in Detroit.

The home Pistons will wear their blue icon edition uniforms, while the Sixers visit in their white association edition uniforms.

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New Sixer Patrick Beverley meets with the media on July 10, 2023. The three-time All Defensive Team member signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on July 9.

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Boasting over a decade of NBA experience and three all-defensive selections, Patrick Beverley is the newest member of the 76ers.

Get to know Beverley, who split the 2022-23 season with the Lakers and Bulls, a bit better…

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Patrick Beverley: Quick Facts

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Chicago native has been named to three NBA All-Defensive Teams, including a First Team selection in 2016-17

PHILADELPHIA – JULY 9, 2023 - Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed 11-year NBA veteran Patrick Beverley. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

This past season, Beverley appeared in 67 games (all starts) between the Los Angeles Lakers (45 games) and Chicago Bulls (22 games), averaging 6.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 27.1 minutes per game.

For his career, Beverley has played for five NBA franchises (Houston, the L.A. Clippers, Minnesota, the Lakers and Chicago), and holds averages of 8.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 27.4 minutes across 593 NBA games (503 starts).

Beverley has been selected to three All-NBA Defensive Teams (2013-14, 2016-17, 2019-20), including a First Team selection in 2016-17 with Houston.

The Chicago native was originally selected with the No. 42 selection in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Lakers before he was traded to Miami on draft night. He began his professional career playing internationally in Ukraine, Greece and Russia prior to signing with Houston as a free agent during the 2012-13 season.

Beverley competed collegiately at the University of Arkansas (2006-08) where he held career averages of 13.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 70 games (67 starts). During his freshman season with the Razorbacks, he was named SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press and Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches.

Beverley will wear No. 22 with Philadelphia.

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Patrick Beverley, 11-Year NBA Veteran, Signs with Sixers

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