Philadelphia 76ers vs Denver Nuggets prediction

HomePhiladelphia 76ers1–3, 13th in Eastern Conference AwayDenver Nuggets3–2, 8th in Western Conference

Tip-offThu, Dec 3, 12:00 AM UTC

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Tale of the tape

Philadelphia 76ersBefore tip-offDenver Nuggets

2–0Season record0–1
1–0Home / road recordThe home team at home, the away team on the road0–1
2–0Last 10 games0–1
W2Current streakL1
110.0Points per game84.0
103.0Points allowed per game96.0
+7.0Average margin−12.0
Back-to-backRest before this game1 day
0Games in the last 7 days0
44.5Rebounds per game53.0
26.0Assists per game16.0
9.0Three-pointers made per game8.0
16.0Bench points per game33.0

Team numbers per game from the last 1 box scores; records and scoring from this season in this competition.

Quarter by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Philadelphia 76ers	−9.520.5–30.0	−4.529.0–33.5	+13.533.0–19.5	+7.527.5–20.0
Denver Nuggets	+3.027.0–24.0	+1.021.0–20.0	−10.016.0–26.0	−6.020.0–26.0

Average margin per period over each team's last 10 games in this competition, with scored–allowed underneath.

Key matchup

Tyrese MaxeyGuard · Philadelphia 76ersVSAaron GordonForward · Denver Nuggets

Leading scorers · averages over the last 1 games

30.0Points20.0
3.5Rebounds6.0
5.5Assists1.0
2.0Three-pointers made3.0
40.6Minutes29.5

Team leaders

Philadelphia 76ersThis seasonDenver Nuggets

Points · PPG
Tyrese Maxey2 games30.0 Aaron Gordon1 game20.0
Rebounds · RPG
LeBron James2 games9.5 T. Brazile1 game12.0
Assists · APG
LeBron James2 games6.0 Nikola Jokic1 game5.0
Three-pointers made · 3PM
Tyrese Maxey2 games2.0 Aaron Gordon1 game3.0

Per-game averages this season in this competition from the box scores so far (1 per team); current squads only.

Key battles

Guards

Tyrese MaxeyVSChristian Braun

PTS: 30.0·7.0
REB: 3.5·6.0
AST: 5.5·1.0

Guards

Jaylen BrownVSJamal Murray

PTS: 20.0·6.0
REB: 8.0·10.0
AST: 5.0·2.0

Forwards

LeBron JamesVSAaron Gordon

PTS: 15.5·20.0
REB: 9.5·6.0
AST: 6.0·1.0

Centres

Joel EmbiidVSNikola Jokic

PTS: 18.5·13.0
REB: 9.0·7.0
AST: 3.5·5.0

Cross-matchup

J. V. EdgecombeVSCameron Johnson

PTS: 10.0·5.0
REB: 5.5·2.0
AST: 3.5·1.0

Player projectionsPro

Likely lineups

Home

Philadelphia 76ers

Likely starting five

Tyrese Maxey
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
30.0
RPG
3.5
APG
5.5
Jaylen Brown
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
20.0
RPG
8.0
APG
5.0
J. V. Edgecombe
Started 2 of last 2
PPG
10.0
RPG
5.5
APG
3.5
Joel Embiid
Center · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
18.5
RPG
9.0
APG
3.5
LeBron James
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
15.5
RPG
9.5
APG
6.0

Away

Denver Nuggets

Likely starting five

Jamal Murray
Guard · Started 1 of last 1
PPG
6.0
RPG
10.0
APG
2.0
Nikola Jokic
Center · Started 1 of last 1
PPG
13.0
RPG
7.0
APG
5.0
Christian Braun
Guard · Started 1 of last 1
PPG
7.0
RPG
6.0
APG
1.0
Aaron Gordon
Forward · Started 1 of last 1
PPG
20.0
RPG
6.0
APG
1.0
Cameron Johnson
Forward · Started 1 of last 1
PPG
5.0
RPG
2.0
APG
1.0

Full lineups and bench Player stats and season averages

Photo credits (9)

Tyrese Maxey · Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0
LeBron James · Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
T. Brazile · Gamecock Central, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jaylen Brown · Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Joel Embiid · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · File:Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Bradley Beal.jpg : Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0
Anfernee Simons · Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0
Adem Bona · Zafer, CC BY 4.0
Jabari Walker · Sintegrity, CC BY-SA 4.0

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