{"id":223271,"date":"2026-11-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/?p=223271"},"modified":"2026-11-04T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:00:00","slug":"before-the-nba-match-the-76ers-and-the-pistons-are-in-the-top-of-the-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/avant-match-nba-76ers-pistons-le-duel-du-haut-de-tableau\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Pre-Game: 76ers-Pistons, the top-of-the-table duel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fourteen matches are on the schedule tonight, and an event that stands out from the rest. At 01:00, the <strong>Pistons<\/strong> (2nd place in the Eastern Conference, 6-1) receive the <strong>76ers<\/strong> (1st, 7-1). Only one half-match separates the two teams. The top-of-the-table clash in the East is on the cards, and the evening has other interesting matchups in the West.<\/p>\n<h2>Tonight's NBA schedule<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Time (Paris)<\/th>\n<th>Exterior<\/th>\n<th>Domicile<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>01:00<\/td>\n<td>76ers<\/td>\n<td>Pistons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01:00<\/td>\n<td>Hawks<\/td>\n<td>Wizards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01:30<\/td>\n<td>Bucks<\/td>\n<td>Celtics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01:30<\/td>\n<td>Bulls<\/td>\n<td>Knicks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01:30<\/td>\n<td>Hornets<\/td>\n<td>Nets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:00<\/td>\n<td>Cavaliers<\/td>\n<td>Thunder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:00<\/td>\n<td>Pacers<\/td>\n<td>Grizzlies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:00<\/td>\n<td>Jazz<\/td>\n<td>Pelicans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:30<\/td>\n<td>Timberwolves<\/td>\n<td>Rockets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>03:00<\/td>\n<td>Raptors<\/td>\n<td>Nuggets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>03:00<\/td>\n<td>Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<td>Suns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>03:30<\/td>\n<td>Mavericks<\/td>\n<td>Spurs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:00<\/td>\n<td>Lakers<\/td>\n<td>Kings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:30<\/td>\n<td>Heat<\/td>\n<td>Clippers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>76ers \u2013 Pistons (01:00)<\/h3>\n<p>First versus second in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia has the best record in the East (7-1), followed by Detroit by 0.5 games with a record of 6-1. The top spot is at stake.<\/p>\n<h3>Timberwolves \u2013 Rockets (02:30)<\/h3>\n<p>Houston leads the Western Conference with a record of 7-1. Minnesota, 8th with 2 games left in the lead (5-3), is looking for a result to get closer to the top.<\/p>\n<h3>Pacers \u2013 Grizzlies (02:00)<\/h3>\n<p>Memphis is second in the Western Conference (6-1), one game behind Houston. Indiana, 12th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 2-6, is looking to climb up the standings.<\/p>\n<h3>Trail Blazers \u2013 Suns (03:00)<\/h3>\n<p>Portland is third in the Western Conference with a record of 5-1, one game behind the leader. Phoenix, 12th (1-4), already wants to bounce back in front of its home crowd.<\/p>\n<h3>Cavaliers \u2013 Thunder (02:00)<\/h3>\n<p>Oklahoma City is fifth in the West (5-2), 1.5 games behind Houston. Cleveland is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference (4-3) and is eager to improve on its solid record.<\/p>\n<h3>Bucks \u2013 Celtics (01h30)<\/h3>\n<p>Boston is third in the Eastern Conference (5-2), 1.5 games behind Philadelphia. Milwaukee, 14th with a record of 1-6, needs a win to restart its season.<\/p>\n<h3>Lakers \u2013 Kings (04:00)<\/h3>\n<p>The Lakers are 4th in the Western Conference (6-2), one game above the top. Sacramento, 14th with a record of 1-6, is receiving and wants to stop its bad series of results.<\/p>\n<h3>Mavericks \u2013 Spurs (03:30)<\/h3>\n<p>San Antonio is in sixth place in the Western Conference (5-2). Dallas, in ninth place (4-3), is only half a game away from eighth place and could move closer to the top spot.<\/p>\n<h3>Raptors \u2013 Nuggets (03:00)<\/h3>\n<p>Toronto is in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 4-3. Denver, in tenth place in the West (3-3), is three games behind Houston and wants to move up the standings.<\/p>\n<h3>Hawks \u2013 Wizards (01h00)<\/h3>\n<p>Washington is in fourth place in the Eastern Conference (4-3), 2.5 games behind Philadelphia. Atlanta, in seventh place with a 4-4 record, is looking to stay in the top of the standings.<\/p>\n<h3>Bulls \u2013 Knicks (01h30)<\/h3>\n<p>New York is 8th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 3-4. Chicago, 13th (1-6), is 5.5 games behind the leader and is looking to finally string together wins.<\/p>\n<h3>Hornets \u2013 Nets (01h30)<\/h3>\n<p>Charlotte is 9th in the Eastern Conference (3-5). Brooklyn, 15th with a record of 1-6, is receiving and wants to get out of the bottom of the standings.<\/p>\n<h3>Jazz \u2013 Pelicans (02:00)<\/h3>\n<p>New Orleans is 11th in the Western Conference (3-4). Utah, 15th with a record of 1-6, is on the move in search of a first momentum.<\/p>\n<h3>Heat \u2013 Clippers (04h30)<\/h3>\n<p>Miami is in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 2-5. The Clippers, 13th in the West (1-6), close out the night with the desire to climb back up the standings.<\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow morning for the recap of the night on NBA Inside.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 matchs cette nuit en NBA, avec en t\u00eate d&rsquo;affiche le duel des deux premiers de l&rsquo;Eastern Conference : 76ers-Pistons d\u00e8s 1h \u00e0 Detroit.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-223271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avant-match"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223272,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223271\/revisions\/223272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}