When these teams met on Jan. 29, Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points, Joel Embiid scored 37 and Paul George added 15 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 113-111 victory over Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis and the Sacramento Kings.
None of those players will be in uniform when the Kings and 76ers meet again Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
The Kings (18-52) suffered a 132-104 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday after winning four of their previous five games. They have the worst record in the Western Conference and the fourth-worst record in the NBA.
The 76ers (37-32) had won three of four before suffering a 124-96 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. They are eighth in the Eastern Conference, 1 ½ games behind the No. 6 Orlando Magic for the final automatic playoff berth.
The 76ers have ruled Embiid out due to a right oblique strain. Maxey has also been ruled out after missing the past six games with a strained tendon in one of his fingers. Kelly Oubre Jr. is out with a left elbow sprain and George is still serving a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug program.
Malik Monk has been upgraded to available for Thursday’s game after missing the past four games with a right ankle sprain, but the Kings are still missing half of their roster. Devin Carter (right calf contusion), Nique Clifford (left hamstring soreness), Drew Eubanks (left thumb UCL tear), De’Andre Hunter (left eye retinal repair), LaVine (right pinky finger tendon repair), Keegan Murray (left ankle sprain) and Sabonis (left knee meniscus repair) are out..
76ers at Kings
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Golden 1 Center
TV: NBC Sports California
Odds: 76ers -3.5
Over/under: 230.5
Injury report
76ers: OUT — John Broome (knee); Joel Embiid (oblique); Paul George (league suspension); Tyrese Maxey (finger); Kelly Oubre Jr. (elbow).
Kings: OUT — Patrick Baldwin Jr. (G League); Devin Carter (calf); Nique Clifford (hamstring); Drew Eubanks (thumb); De’Andre unter (eye); Zach LaVine (finger); Keegan Murray (ankle); Domantas Sabonis (knee); Isaiah Stevens (G League).
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Jason Anderson is The Sacramento Bee’s Kings beat writer. He is a Sacramento native and a graduate of Fresno State, where he studied journalism and college basketball under the late Jerry Tarkanian.