The Philadelphia 76ers will be looking to bounce back from a very disappointing loss to the Washington Wizards on Thursday when they welcome in the Cleveland Cavaliers into Philadelphia on Saturday. They will have to go to battle without two of their starters.
As Josh Richardson will miss his fifth straight game with right hamstring tightness and Joel Embiid will miss the game with a left hip contusion, the Sixers will turn to Furkan Korkmaz again in place of Richardson and they will turn to Mike Scott in place of Embiid.
Korkmaz will start his 10th game of the season while it will be the first for Scott. The Sixers will need his toughness down low against Cleveland big man Tristan Thompson and out on the perimeter against Kevin Love.
Mike Scott will start in place of Joel Embiid tonight. Al Horford slides over to the 5. #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) December 8, 2019
Scott has struggled shooting the 3-ball lately, but the Sixers need him to really put those struggles behind him and help spread the floor for them on offense. It would certainly help the turnover issues with a more open paint.
Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EST from the Wells Fargo Center. [lawrence-related id=20784,20778,20769]