The Atlanta Hawks (8-4, 3-2 Away), the NBA’s top scoring team, are on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers (5-7, 2-4 Home) on Saturday. The teams face off in their second consecutive game against each other. Atlanta beat Philadelphia 104-95 at State Farm Arena on Thursday.
Trae Young led the Hawks with 26 points, while Clint Capela played a key role with 18 points and 20 rebounds. Joel Embiid had 26 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. The Hawks are trailing the Milwaukee Bucks by three games in the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in fourth. The 76ers are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
The Hawks’ victory on Thursday was the teams’ only prior game this season. The Hawks have been led this season by Young, who is averaging 27.5 points per game, best in the league. Young also has dished 9.2 assists per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Capela is grabbing 11.8 rebounds.
Tyrese Maxey (22.9 ppg) and James Harden (22.0) have supplied much of the Sixers’ offense. Maxey leads the league. Harden has also filled the stat sheet with 10.0 assists, most in the league, and 7.0 rebounds per game. With 115.7 points per game, the Hawks are the top scoring offense in the league.
The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Wells Fargo Center (5-5).In the last 10 games, Atlanta is 6-4 with an average margin of +1.2 (116.3-115.1). Philadelphia has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 108.8 points per game on average while allowing 106.8 (+2.0 margin).
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Clint Capela: 30.0 | 22.9 | +7.1
Points per game:
Clint Capela: 13.4 | 10.5 | +2.9
Rebounds per game:
Clint Capela: 16.0 | 11.8 | +4.3
John Collins: 5.6 | 8.1 | -2.5
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Georges Niang: 15.8 | 11.7 | +4.1
Points per game:
Georges Niang: 12.2 | 9.0 | +3.2
Assists per game:
James Harden: 13.5 | 10.0 | +3.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Over 221.5 (-110)
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