Tobias Harris #12 of the Detroit Pistons drives against Vj Edgecombe #77 of the Philadelphia 76ers throughout the first half at Xfinity Mobile Arena on April 04, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP
PHILADELPHIA — Tobias Harris scored 19 points, and Daniss Jenkins added 16 points and 14 assists because the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-93 Saturday night to clinch the highest seed within the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs.
The last time the Pistons (56-21) were the highest seed within the East was in 2006-07. They’ve already clinched the Central Division title for the primary time since 2007-08.
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Detroit wins!
With their victory, the Pistons clinch the #1 seed within the East, marking their first No. 1 seed because the 2006-07 season 👏 pic.twitter.com/QgF7OUNx74
— NBA (@NBA) April 5, 2026
Jalen Duren added 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Ausar Thompson had 14 points for the Pistons, who’ve won 12 of their last 15 games.
Each Duren (illness) and Harris (left knee contusion) had been listed as questionable. The Pistons are 8-2 within the 10 games that Cade Cunningham has missed with a collapsed left lung.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 23 points. Paul George scored 20 points, and VJ Edgecombe added 19. George has averaged 25.8 points in six games since getting back from a 25-game suspension for violating the league’s drug policy.
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The 76ers played without Joel Embiid, who was ruled out with right oblique injury maintenance/illness within the second half of a back-to-back. The Sixers had won eight of their last 11.
The teams went backwards and forwards in the primary half, the Pistons leading by 10 points after one quarter before the 76ers tied the sport within the second. A 15-4 run to finish the primary half gave Detroit control, and the Pistons stretched their result in 26 points within the second half.
Up next
Pistons: Visit Orlando on Monday.
76ers: Start a three-game trip in San Antonio on Monday.