{"id":153159,"date":"2026-01-28T11:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/153159\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:23:10","slug":"sacramento-takes-on-philadelphia-on-6-game-losing-streak-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/153159\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento takes on Philadelphia on 6-game losing streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento Kings<\/a> (12-36, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> (25-21, sixth in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento aims to stop its six-game skid with a win over Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

The 76ers have gone 13-13 at home. Philadelphia ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Andre Drummond<\/a> averaging 3.5.<\/p>\n

The Kings are 3-20 on the road. Sacramento has a 3-2 record in one-possession games.<\/p>\n

The 76ers average 116.6 points per game, 4.2 fewer points than the 120.8 the Kings give up. The Kings average 10.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 12.8 per game the 76ers give up.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Maxey<\/a> is scoring 29.2 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists for the 76ers. Joel Embiid<\/a> is averaging 20.9 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 52.2% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

DeMar DeRozan<\/a> is averaging 19.1 points and 3.9 assists for the Kings. Russell Westbrook<\/a> is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 4-6, averaging 114.4 points, 41.0 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 10.4 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points per game.<\/p>\n

Kings: 4-6, averaging 113.2 points, 42.4 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 5.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.0 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: 76ers: Charles Bassey<\/a>: out (personal), Quentin Grimes<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Kings: Keegan Murray<\/a>: out (ankle), Malik Monk<\/a>: out (ankle), Zach LaVine<\/a>: out (back).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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