The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets will take place at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, January 28 at 3:00 PM ET.
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The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome the Denver Nuggets to Wells Fargo Center for an NBA game on Saturday. The 76ers won 137-133 in their last game over the Magic. James Harden hit two 3-pointers and had a driving layup in the final four minutes against his former Brooklyn teammates and the Philadelphia 76ers stretched their winning streak to six games, outscoring the Nets 137-133 on Wednesday night.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 27 points, and Joel Embiid had 26. Harden added 23, and Philadelphia was 35 of 36 from the foul line. “I don’t care about all that stuff,” Harden said when asked if it meant more to score against his former team. “We had to play perfect basketball to come back in a game like that,” said Curry, who is Sixers coach Doc Rivers’ son-in-law. “We made a run at it, but we just couldn’t get us over the hump. The first three quarters of the game set us back.”
The Philadelphia crowd reacted to every move that Simmons made, often with boos and derisive chants. Simmons finished 12 points, five rebounds and five assists, but spent most of the critical fourth quarter moments on the bench. “The last time was an eight,” Simmons said of the crowd reaction. “If we come here for the playoffs, it will probably be a 10.
The Nuggets on the other hand lost 107-99 against the Bucks in their last game. The Western Conference-leading Nuggets also were missing Jamal Murray (left knee/injury management), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (sprained right wrist) and Michael Porter Jr. (personal reasons). Porter missed a third straight game. Antetokounmpo went 15 of 22 for Bucks from the line and was two off his career high in free-throw attempts. All but one of those free-throw tries came in the second half.
“We didn’t get the outcome that we wanted, but I saw a lot of great things from our group tonight that will help us moving forward,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. Aaron Gordon had 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets. Bones Hyland added 15 points. While the Nuggets were missing most of their top players, the Bucks also weren’t at full strength.
Philadelphia 76ers: Tobias Harris, P. J. Tucker, Joel Embiid, James Harden, De’Anthony Melton
Denver Nuggets: Aaron Gordon, Vlatko Cančar, Zeke Nnaji, Bruce Brown Jr., Christian Braun
Philadelphia 76ers: Jaden Springer, Furkan Korkmaz
Denver Nuggets: Jack White, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Collin Gillespie, Michael Porter Jr., Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray
The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets will take place at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, January 28 at 3:00 PM ET.
The match between the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets will be telecast live on ABC, ESPN3.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | ABC, ESPN3. | January 28 (3:00 PM ET) |
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