Philadelphia 76ers (33-17, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (14-38, 14th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia will try to keep its seven-game road win streak alive when the 76ers face San Antonio.
The Spurs have gone 9-20 at home. San Antonio has an 8-26 record against teams over .500.
The 76ers have gone 13-9 away from home. Philadelphia is second in the Eastern Conference shooting 38.5% from deep. Georges Niang leads the 76ers shooting 41.8% from 3-point range.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Spurs won 114-105 in the last matchup on Oct. 22. Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 22 points, and Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 40 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keldon Johnson is shooting 33.7% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Spurs, while averaging 21.8 points. Tre Jones is shooting 44.2% and averaging 13.0 points over the past 10 games for San Antonio.
Niang is shooting 41.8% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the 76ers, while averaging 9.1 points. Embiid is averaging 27.9 points and 8.2 rebounds over the past 10 games for Philadelphia.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 1-9, averaging 112.8 points, 43.2 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 127.7 points per game.
76ers: 8-2, averaging 117.6 points, 39.9 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: Devin Vassell: out (knee), Romeo Langford: out (adductor), Jeremy Sochan: day to day (back), Tre Jones: day to day (foot).
76ers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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