The Atlanta Hawks (7-4, 4-2 Home) play host to the Philadelphia 76ers (5-6, 3-2 Away), who will be looking to extend their winning run on the road, on Thursday. Philadelphia topped the Phoenix Suns 100-88 at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. With 33 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, Joel Embiid had a standout performance. The 76ers are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta is playing the second of a back-to-back after falling short yesterday at State Farm Arena, falling to the Utah Jazz 125-119. Dejounte Murray recorded 26 points to lead the team in scoring in the loss. With 15 points and 19 rebounds, Clint Capela also produced a strong performance.
The Hawks are fourth in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Milwaukee Bucks.The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Philadelphia won two out of three games between the teams last season, although Atlanta triumphed 98-96 in the last meeting at Wells Fargo Center in December 2021.
Cam Reddish led the Hawks with 18 points, while Skylar Mays was a key contributor with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Embiid had 23 points and 10 rebounds in defeat. Tyrese Maxey and James Harden, averaging 23.6 and 22.0 points per game, respectively, are leading the Sixers in scoring this season.
Maxey leads the league in scoring. Harden also is contributing 10.0 assists, most in the NBA, and 7.0 rebounds per game. Trae Young’s 27.6 points per game have powered the Hawks on offense. He is the top scorer in the league. Young also has distributed 9.4 assists per game, most in the league.
Capela has averaged 11.0 rebounds per game. The teams have split their last 10 meetings at State Farm Arena (5-5). Philadelphia has won three in a row away from home this season. Meanwhile, the Hawks lost the only prior game when playing on consecutive nights this season and 0-0 in such games against rested opponents.
The 76ers are 1-1 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Philadelphia is 5-5 with an average margin of +2.7 (108.1-105.4). Atlanta has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 116.7 points per game on average while holding opponents to 115.4 (+1.3 margin).
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Georges Niang: 17.0 | 11.6 | +5.4
Assists per game:
James Harden: 12.7 | 10.0 | +2.7
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Clint Capela: 12.4 | 9.8 | +2.6
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