Maxey and Philadelphia take on Oklahoma City in non-conference play

Jan 13, 2025, 07:04 am

Oklahoma City Thunder (32-6, first in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (15-22, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia 76ers host the Oklahoma City Thunder in non-conference play.

The 76ers are 6-11 in home games. Philadelphia is the worst team in the Eastern Conference with 21.8 assists per game led by Tyrese Maxey averaging 5.8.

The Thunder are 15-4 in road games. Oklahoma City is fifth in the Western Conference with 16.5 fast break points per game led by Jalen Williams averaging 3.7.

The 76ers make 44.8% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents (42.5%). The Thunder are shooting 47.1% from the field, 0.9% lower than the 48.0% the 76ers' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kelly Oubre Jr. is shooting 45.6% and averaging 13.4 points for the 76ers.

Williams is scoring 20.6 points per game and averaging 5.7 rebounds for the Thunder.

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 5-5, averaging 111.4 points, 37.3 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 10.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.

Thunder: 9-1, averaging 119.1 points, 43.8 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 9.9 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.1 points.

INJURIES: 76ers: Joel Embiid: out (foot), Jared McCain: out for season (meniscus), Andre Drummond: out (toe), Caleb Martin: out (groin), Kyle Lowry: out (hip), KJ Martin: out (foot).

Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Alex Caruso: out (hip), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).

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