The Philadelphia 76ers (0-2, 0-1 Home) welcome the San Antonio Spurs (1-1, 1-0 Away) Saturday at Wells Fargo Center. San Antonio is playing the second of a back-to-back after edging past the Indiana Pacers 137-134 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse yesterday. Josh Richardson was the top scorer with 27 points. Jakob Poeltl added 21 points and five assists.
Philadelphia lost a close one on Thursday at Wells Fargo Center, falling to the Milwaukee Bucks 90-88. James Harden had 31 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds in the loss to lead the team. Philadelphia won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 115-109 triumph at AT&T Center on January 23, their sixth straight head-to-head victory. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 38 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists. Poeltl had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks in the loss.
Keldon Johnson is averaging 21.5 points per game to lead the Spurs in scoring so far this season. Meanwhile, Poeltl is grabbing 8.5 rebounds per game, and Joshua Primo is dishing 6.0 assists. Harden’s 33.0 points per game have powered the Sixers on offense.
He has the fifth-highest scoring average in the NBA. Harden also has recorded 8.0 assists per game, 10th-most in the league. Embiid has posted 13.5 rebounds per game. The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Wells Fargo Center (5-5).
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