Kelly Oubre Jr. added 15 points and four steals for Philadelphia ... Malik Monk notched 21 points and eight assists, while DeMar DeRozan and De'Aaron Fox each had 19 points and Keegan Murray pitched in with 17. Kings center Domantas Sabonis recorded ...
Tyrese Maxey pumped his fist as he walked toward the 76ers’ bench, slapping hands with Kelly Oubre Jr. Oubre had just hit two free throws with 55.3 seconds remaining to finish off a fourth consecutive victory for the Sixers,
De’Aaron Fox has supplanted Jimmy Butler as the top available trade target on the market a week before the NBA trade deadline, which could lead to a domino effect across the league. Amid Fox’s newfound availability on the trade market,
Don’t look now but the Sixers have swept consecutive back-to-backs and tied a season high with their fourth straight win over the Kings Wednesday.
Outside of the off-court noise, the Kings are still a very capable team. Domantas Sabonis remains one of the best bigs in the NBA, and will have plenty of room and size to work with against the short (handed) Sixers. Outside of the Fox-Sabonis duo, they have plenty of scoring options with DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk and Keegan Murray.
Let’s have fun by starting with trading De’Aaron Fox.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 117-104 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.
The 76ers will be in front of their home fans on Wednesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Sacramento Kings at 7:30 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers are coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Sacramento lost, 117-104, at the Wells Fargo Center, against a 76ers team missing former MVP Joel Embiid and All-Star Paul George, and that was also playing on the back end of a back-to-back.
It required a full team effort, but the shorthanded Sixers defeated the recently newsworthy Sacramento Kings. One former Kentucky guard outshined the other — can you guess which one?
Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 117-104 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Maxey, who had his 12th consecutive game with 25 or more points,
Tyrese Maxey pumped his fist as he walked toward the 76ers’ bench, slapping hands with Kelly Oubre Jr. Oubre had just hit two free throws with 55.3 seconds remaining to finish off a fourth consecutive victory for the Sixers,