Just three games feature on Sunday\u2019s slate, but two of them are excellent matchups. The Nuggets host the Spurs in a Western Conference showdown, while the Pistons head to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
With the return of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers have launched themselves into the top six in the East. They now face the toughest challenge in the conference, however, taking on the Detroit Pistons.<\/p>\n
Cade Cunningham has missed some time, but Detroit hasn\u2019t slowed down, with Jalen Duren stepping up as they close in on the No. 1 seed in the East.<\/p>\n
Duren has become Detroit\u2019s go-to scorer in the absence of Cade Cunningham.<\/p>\n
Without Cunningham and Isaiah Stewart, Duren is averaging 23.3 points per game across an eight-game sample and has scored 20+ in seven of those games.<\/p>\n
The 76ers are conceding points to centres 13% above league average over the last month, so this is another strong opportunity for him.<\/p>\n
Jenkins is another player who has stepped up in Cade\u2019s absence, especially in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
Across his last eight games without Cunningham and Stewart, Jenkins is averaging 20.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists, giving him a PRA average of 32.6.<\/p>\n
He has covered this line in six of those eight games and also posted a PRA of 30 against Philadelphia earlier in the season.<\/p>\n
Oubre is a different player when Paul George is out, and with both George and Embiid expected to miss here, he should again have a bigger role.<\/p>\n
In his last seven games with Maxey and Edgecombe, but without George and Embiid, Oubre is averaging 4.9 rebounds and has hit 4+ in six of those seven games.<\/p>\n