{"id":225156,"date":"2026-03-18T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225156\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:22:10","slug":"philadelphia-plays-sacramento-aims-to-break-road-losing-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225156\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia plays Sacramento, aims to break road losing streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> (37-32, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings<\/a> (18-52, 15th in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia will try to end its five-game road skid when the 76ers take on Sacramento.<\/p>\n

The Kings have gone 12-24 in home games. Sacramento ranks last in the NBA shooting 33.7% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

The 76ers have gone 17-16 away from home. Philadelphia is 14-25 against opponents over .500.<\/p>\n

The Kings average 10.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.3 fewer makes per game than the 76ers allow (13.4). The 76ers’ 45.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.4 percentage points lower than the Kings have allowed to their opponents (49.3%).<\/p>\n

The teams meet for the second time this season. The 76ers won 113-111 in the last meeting on Jan. 30. Tyrese Maxey<\/a> led the 76ers with 40 points, and DeMar DeRozan<\/a> led the Kings with 25 points.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: DeRozan is scoring 18.6 points per game with 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Kings. Maxime Raynaud<\/a> is averaging 18.1 points and 8.8 rebounds while shooting 61.4% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Quentin Grimes<\/a> is averaging 13.5 points and 3.4 assists for the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe<\/a> is averaging 10.3 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 36.3% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 5-5, averaging 114.7 points, 46.1 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.4 points per game.<\/p>\n

76ers: 4-6, averaging 106.9 points, 41.3 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 9.5 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.1 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Kings: Malik Monk<\/a>: day to day (ankle), Domantas Sabonis<\/a>: out for season (back), Devin Carter<\/a>: day to day (calf), De’Andre Hunter<\/a>: out for season (eye), Zach LaVine<\/a>: out for season (finger), Drew Eubanks<\/a>: out for season (thumb), Keegan Murray<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

76ers: Tyrese Maxey: out (finger), Johni Broome<\/a>: out (knee), Jabari Walker<\/a>: day to day (illness), Joel Embiid<\/a>: day to day (oblique), Kelly Oubre Jr<\/a>.: out (elbow).<\/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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