{"id":313796,"date":"2026-04-05T13:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=313796"},"modified":"2026-04-05T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:20:45","slug":"pistons-clinch-top-seed-in-eastern-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/pistons-clinch-top-seed-in-eastern-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons clinch top seed in Eastern Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"FOR_target_content\">\n<div id=\"attachment_670089\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-670089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>The last time the Pistons (56-21) were the highest seed within the East was in 2006-07. They&#8217;ve already clinched the Central Division title for the primary time since 2007-08.<\/p>\n<div id=\"billboard_article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i id=\"art_cont\" style=\"color:#85A7BF;\">Article continues after this commercial<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h4>READ: NBA: Pistons clip Timberwolves in game without superstars<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Detroit wins!<\/p>\n<p>With their victory, the Pistons clinch the #1 seed within the East, marking their first No. 1 seed because the 2006-07 season \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QgF7OUNx74\">pic.twitter.com\/QgF7OUNx74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2040605990035267999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jalen Duren added 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Ausar Thompson had 14 points for the Pistons, who&#8217;ve won 12 of their last 15 games.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s drug policy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ztoop\">\n<i id=\"art_cont\" style=\"color:#85A7BF;\">Article continues after this commercial<\/i>\t\t  <\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>READ: NBA: Detroit Pistons end long stretch of futility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"billboard_article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i id=\"art_cont\" style=\"color:#85A7BF;\">Article continues after this commercial<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Up next<\/h2>\n<p>Pistons: Visit Orlando on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>76ers: Start a three-game trip in San Antonio on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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