The Detroit Pistons might be catching the Philadelphia 76ers at a bad time.
Injuries have made it a rare occurrence for the Sixers’ big three of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey to play together this season. On Friday, however, there’s a good chance that trio will be in the lineup as Philadelphia visits Detroit. Through 50 games, the 76ers have seen those three take the floor together just 10 times. Philadelphia is 7-3 in those games.
Embiid returned on Tuesday from a monthlong absence due to knee issues. He recorded a triple double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 118-116 victory over visiting Dallas.
Embiid sat out the second game of a back-to-back on Wednesday. George returned from a five-game absence due to a finger injury, though he was held to nine points in 32 minutes as the host Sixers lost to Miami.
George, who signed with Philadelphia as the top free agent on the market last season, has been limited to 31 games due to assorted injuries.
“It’s super frustrating,” George said. “Super frustrating, especially, coming in with big goals and what I wanted to accomplish and what the team wants to accomplish, and then to always have these setbacks. It’s super frustrating, I for sur
