The Philadelphia 76ers (9-8, 3-3 Away) head to face the Charlotte Hornets (4-14, 1-6 Home), who will be out to snap their losing run, on Wednesday. Philadelphia is playing on back-to-back days after defeating the Brooklyn Nets 115-106 at Wells Fargo Center yesterday.
With 24 points, Tobias Harris was the scoring leader. Paul Reed added 19 points and 10 rebounds. The 76ers are ninth in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte dropped their third in a row on Sunday at Capital One Arena, falling to the Washington Wizards 106-102. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 23 points and seven rebounds in the losing effort, leading the team. The Hornets are 14th in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Philadelphia won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 144-114 triumph in their last meeting at Wells Fargo Center on April 2. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 29 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists. Miles Bridges had 20 points in the loss.
The Sixers have been led this season by Embiid, who is averaging 32.3 points per game, best in the league. Embiid also is contributing 10.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, placing him first and first in the NBA, respectively. Oubre Jr. has powered the Hornets’ offense, averaging 19.4 points per game.
He is the No. 1 scorer in the league. Mason Plumlee is collecting 8.7 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Dennis Smith Jr. is distributing 5.9 assists (1st).The 76ers have dominated the last 10 trips to Spectrum Center, winning eight. Charlotte is looking to avoid a sixth successive loss at home this season.
Meanwhile, the 76ers are 2-1 this season when playing two days in a row and 0-1 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest. The Hornets are 0-2 with a rest advantage.
Philadelphia is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.1 (108.8-105.7). Charlotte has a 1-9 record over the last 10, allowing 115.8 points per game on average while scoring only 106.4 (-9.4 margin).
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Shake Milton: 21.2 | 12.2 | +9.0
P.J. Tucker: 6.4 | 9.4 | -3.0
Points per game:
Joel Embiid: 41.3 | 32.3 | +9.0
Assists per game:
Joel Embiid: 7.0 | 4.6 | +2.4
HORNETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
LaMelo Ball: 30.0 | 22.5 | +7.5
Dennis Smith Jr.: 11.0 | 19.3 | -8.3
Points per game:
LaMelo Ball: 19.3 | 14.5 | +4.8
Rebounds per game:
Kelly Oubre Jr.: 7.2 | 5.3 | +1.9
Assists per game:
Dennis Smith Jr.: 3.0 | 5.9 | -2.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Philadelphia 76ers +4.5 (-110)
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