The Philadelphia 76ers (30-16, 17-7 Home) host the Brooklyn Nets (29-17, 16-10 Away) Wednesday in a matchup that pits tremendous defense against sensational offense. Brooklyn defeated the Golden State Warriors 120-116 at Chase Center on Sunday.
Kyrie Irving was a top performer with 38 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds. The Nets are third in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia won their fifth in a row in a close one on Saturday at Golden 1 Center, beating the Sacramento Kings 129-127. Tyrese Maxey had 32 points to top the scoresheet.
With 17 points, Montrezl Harrell also impressed. The 76ers are second in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. After taking the only prior season matchup against Brooklyn 115-106 at Wells Fargo Center in November 2022, Philadelphia will be looking for a season sweep.
Tobias Harris led the 76ers with 24 points, while Paul Reed was a key contributor with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Irving had 23 points in defeat. Kevin Durant and Irving, averaging 29.7 and 26.0 points per game, respectively, have led the Nets in scoring this season. Durant is seventh in the NBA in scoring.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Claxton is grabbing 8.7 rebounds per game, and Ben Simmons is dishing 6.1 assists. Joel Embiid’s 33.6 points per game have powered the Sixers on offense. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the league.
Embiid has also put up 9.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. The Nets rank as the league’s fourth-best team in offensive efficiency, while the 76ers are fifth in defensive efficiency. The 76ers have had the advantage in the last 10 games between the teams at Wells Fargo Center, winning seven.
In the last 10 games, Brooklyn is 5-5 with an average margin of +1.5 (110.8-109.3). Philadelphia has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 121.0 points per game on average while holding opponents to 117.3 (+3.7 margin). The 76ers are averaging 114.1 ppg for the full season while allowing 110.2.
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kyrie Irving: 47.5 | 35.9 | +11.6
Yuta Watanabe: 5.2 | 10.0 | -4.8
Points per game:
Kyrie Irving: 32.8 | 26.0 | +6.8
Rebounds per game:
Kyrie Irving: 7.8 | 5.0 | +2.8
Assists per game:
Ben Simmons: 8.3 | 6.1 | +2.2
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
De’Anthony Melton: 12.0 | 18.3 | -6.3
Points per game:
De’Anthony Melton: 6.0 | 10.9 | -4.9
Assists per game:
Joel Embiid: 2.8 | 4.2 | -1.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Philadelphia 76ers -5.5 (-110)
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