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It’s an interconference battle on the hardwood as a pair of teams solidly in the playoff picture take the floor in the Mile-High City. The Philadelphia 76ers are on the road as they make the trip west to take on the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon. Philadelphia was in action Thursday night on the road in the Hoosier State as they faced the Pacers, losing 134-122 as a four-point favorite in their previous contest. Denver was on the road Thursday night as they took on the Knicks in the Big Apple, getting routed 122-84 as a 2.5-point favorite, in their previous contest. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the 76ers own a 54-43 advantage, including a 126-121 home victory in the first meeting this season back on January 16.
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Philadelphia saw their six-game win streak snapped as they were knocked off by Indiana on the road in their previous contest Thursday night. The 76ers fell to 29-14 on the season and stood second in the Atlantic Division, five games behind the Celtics for the top spot. They held the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, five games behind Boston for the top spot and six games ahead of the Heat for the final guaranteed playoff spot. Against Indiana, Philadelphia trailed 6-0 57 seconds into the game and never got even the rest of the way. The 76ers trailed by nine after the opening quarter, by 12 at the half and by 21 after three quarters before narrowing the margin in the final stanza. Philadelphia shot 48.3% from the field, including seven of 29 from three-point range, and allowed Indiana to shoot 57% in the game. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 31 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
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On the year, the 76ers are 5th in the league in scoring offense with 119.8 points per game. The 76ers are 17th in rebounding as they collect 43.4 rebounds per contest while they are 22nd in assists by dishing out an average of 25.4 dimes a night. Philadelphia is 8th in the league in scoring defense as they allow an average of 112 points a contest. Joel Embiid leads the 76ers as he puts up 36 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per contest this season. Tyrese Maxey (25.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists), Tobias Harris (17.7 points, six rebounds), Kelly Oubre Jr. (12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds) and De’Anthony Melton (11.8 points, 3.2 assists) are solid secondary options. Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, Paul Reed, Jaden Springer, Danuel House Jr., Furkan Korkmaz, Patrick Beverley, Marcus Morris Sr. and Mo Bamba are rotation pieces for coach Nick Nurse. Philadelphia is 15th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 47.6% from the floor as a team this season. The 76ers are 26th in threes per game as they drain 11.7 triples a contest while they are 15th in three-point shooting by connecting on 36.7% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
Covington (knee) last played on January 6 and is out until late February. Melton (back) last played on January 12 and is expected to be out until early February. Bamba (knee) last played on January 12 and is out indefinitely. Morris Sr. (foot) missed the last two games while Harris (illness) missed Thursday’s contest. Both are considered questionable for this contest so watch for updates.
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