Philadelphia 76ers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationChristian Braun scores 22 as Nuggets rout short-handed 76ers 124-96
Denver kept pace with Minnesota, which beat Phoenix on Tuesday night, in a tight Western Conference race. There are 1 1/2 games separating the third-place Los Angeles Lakers and the Timberwolves in sixth.
Philadelphia played without Joel Embiid (right oblique strain), Tyrese Maxey (sprained finger) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (left elbow strain). Paul George is serving a 25-game suspension.
The sold-out crowd booed Embiid when he came to the bench for the first time in the third quarter. Embiid has missed the last six Sixers games in Denver, denying Nuggets fans an MVP matchup between the Philadelphia big man and Jokic.
Jokic scored eight points on 4 of 7 shooting but reached 10 assists in less than 12 minutes. He picked up two quick fouls and a technical in the first quarter after dishing out eight assists.
Cameron Johnson scored 18 points and Jamal Murray finished with 12 points after shooting 1 of 14 at the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. Murray missed his final 13 shots before fouling out in the overtime loss.
Denver was missing its starting five when the teams met in Philadelphia on Jan. 5 but pulled out an overtime win against a healthy Sixers team.
The Nuggets didn’t suffer the same fate as Philadelphia on Tuesday night. They never trailed, jumping out to a 16-point lead after the first quarter and 71-38 on Braun’s two free throws with play with 1:39 left in the second quarter.
Denver held the Sixers to 40 points in the first half, the fewest it has allowed, and never let them back into the game.
Nuggets: At the Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
Regular Season Series
DEN wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 96 - 124 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 96 - 124 |
| 4th 14.4 |  |
shot clock turnover | 96 - 124 |
| 4th 38.9 |  |
Dalen Terry makes running dunk (Trendon Watford assists) | 96 - 124 |
| 4th 43.0 | |
Jalen Pickett bad pass turnover (Trendon Watford steals) | 94 - 124 |
Statistics
 PHI |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-94 | FG | 43-86 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-41 | 3PT | 16-33 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 13-15 | FT | 22-31 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 44 |
| 30 | Assists | 35 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 26 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| LeBron James, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| Dominick Barlow, F | Out | Nov 12 |
| Adem Bona, C | Out | Nov 12 |
| Ariel Hukporti, C | Out | Oct 6 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,917 · Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W5 |
 Philadelphia |
10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | W1 |
 New York |
6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Toronto |
5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | L3 |
 Brooklyn |
3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | W1 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 3 | W5 | 0.75 | 9 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
 Oklahoma City |
1 | 4 | L2 | 0.6666667 | 8 |
 Denver |
2 | 4 | W1 | 0.6 | 6 |
 Utah |
8 | 11 | L10 | 0.083333336 | 1 |
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