Philadelphia takes on Denver, looks for 5th straight win

Denver Nuggets (28-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (19-27, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia comes into a matchup with Denver as winners of four straight games.

The 76ers have gone 9-13 at home. Philadelphia is sixth in the Eastern Conference in team defense, giving up only 112.0 points while holding opponents to 48.6% shooting.

The Nuggets have gone 14-11 away from home. Denver has a 6-4 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The 76ers are shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points lower than the 46.5% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets are shooting 50.3% from the field, 1.7% higher than the 48.6% the 76ers' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kelly Oubre Jr. is averaging 14.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey is averaging 28.8 points over the last 10 games.

Jamal Murray is scoring 20.1 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 4-6, averaging 111.6 points, 35.5 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points per game.

Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 119.7 points, 47.2 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 51.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points.

INJURIES: 76ers: Paul George: day to day (illness), Joel Embiid: day to day (knee), Jared McCain: out for season (meniscus), Caleb Martin: day to day (hip), Andre Drummond: day to day (toe), KJ Martin: day to day (foot).

Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.