NBA Friday Action: Oklahoma City Thunder at Philadelphia 76ers

In the National Basketball Association – a pair of struggling teams will get together in Philadelphia on Thursday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Philadelphia 76ers. The game will be the second of back to back games for Oklahoma City, as they take on Indiana on Wednesday and the 76ers on Thursday. The Thunder came into the back to back with a 12-14 record, which was 9th in the Western Conference.

For Philadelphia – they are coming off an overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 76ers with the win moved into a four way tie for 6th in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are 14-13 on the season and have gone 7-6 when playing at home this season. Overall, Philadelphia has dropped 6 out of their last 10. The Philadelphia 76ers are -4.5 over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.

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The Philadelphia 76ers are still living out the Process, despite the ups and downs of it. The 76ers had dropped four straight games, and 5 out of 6 before the overtime win in Minnesota. The 76ers saw their big man Joel Embiid record his career high in assists, with 8, while playing 39 minutes in the game. Embiid is also the top scorer and rebounder for the 76ers.

The former Kansas big man is scoring 23.7 points per game, and ripping down over 11 rebounds per game. He joins with Ben Simmons, who is scoring 17.5 points and grabbing 9 rebounds per game, all while dishing out 7.7 assists per game. the 76ers have won 14 games already this season, which is halfway to their win total of 28 a season ago.

Thunder’s Struggles Continue

The Oklahoma City Thunder have back to back games, and could sink or swim with them. The Thunder cannot seem to gain any traction – as they lost three in a row, won three in a row, and have been win/loss since then. The Thunder added both Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to their roster to go along with the Most Valuable Player of a season ago in Russell Westbrook.

Westbrook is the leading scorer for the Thunder with 23 points per game. George is second with 20 points per game, and Anthony is adding 18 per game, After that, Steven Adams is the only consistent for Oklahoma City. The Thunder have dipped to 24th in the league with 101.8 points per game.

76ers Edge Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder just cannot find their groove, and in this game they are going to be fighting through some tired legs. After a tough game in Indianapolis, the 76ers get the better end of this team taking on Oklahoma City. Russell Westbrook scores a lot, but not enough. The final bet for the NBA game on Thursday is the Philadelphia 76ers -4.5 over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

 

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