The Charlotte Hornets (7-19, 3-10 Away) will be looking to snap their losing streak when they are on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers (13-12, 8-5 Home) on Sunday. Charlotte was dominated by the New York Knicks 121-102 at Spectrum Center on Friday, their fourth loss in a row. Terry Rozier was the top scorer in the loss with 24 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. chipped in with 22 points.
The Hornets are 13th in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia won their third home game in a row on Friday at Wells Fargo Center, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 133-122 in overtime. Joel Embiid topped the scoresheet with 38 points. With 33 points and seven steals, De’Anthony Melton also impressed. The 76ers are seventh in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Charlotte will be pursuing a season sweep against Philadelphia after earning the win in the only prior meeting 107-101 at Spectrum Center on November 23. Rozier led the Hornets with 22 points and six assists. Shake Milton had 22 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds in defeat.
Oubre Jr. is averaging 20.5 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Hornets in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Mason Plumlee is contributing 9.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, placing him first and first in the league, respectively.
Tobias Harris has supplied much of the Sixers’ offense, averaging 16.8 points per game. He has the top scoring average in the NBA.
Harris also has averaged 6.4 rebounds per game, most in the NBA. Milton has distributed 3.6 assists per game. The Hornets are only 1-9 in their last 10 games at Wells Fargo Center. Charlotte has lost four straight on the road this season.
In the last 10 games, Charlotte is 3-7 with an average margin of -7.6 (109.4-117.0). Philadelphia has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 111.9 points per game on average while allowing 111.2 (+0.7 margin).
HORNETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
James Bouknight: 5.0 | 8.8 | -3.8
Points per game:
Mason Plumlee: 12.8 | 9.6 | +3.2
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Montrezl Harrell: 2.7 | 8.2 | -5.6
Rebounds per game:
James Harden: 4.0 | 6.5 | -2.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Philadelphia 76ers -10.5 (-110)
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