76ers at Nuggets 11/8/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia 76ers will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they continue their road trip with a visit to Mile High City to play the Denver Nuggets. The 76ers fell to the Utah Jazz Wednesday night 106-104. In the loss, Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 27 points and 16 boards. Philly opened the season 5-0 but has lost two straight and fell to 5-2.

Denver improved to 5-2 and won its second straight with a 109-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday. The Nuggets were led by Jamal Murray with 21 points, while Jerami Grant and Will Barton each scored 15 as the Nuggets pulled away during the second half. Denver leads the Northwest division by a half-game over Utah.

Joel Embiid leads the 76ers in scoring and rebounding with averages of 24.3 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. Ben Simmons is leading the 76ers in assists with an average of 6.9 per game. Tobias Harris is the second leading scorer with an average of 19.7 points per game. Five 76ers are averaging double figures in scoring.

Jamal Murray leads Denver in scoring with an average of 18.9 points per game. Nikola Jokic is second in scoring while leading in rebounding and assists with averages of 14.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. Five players for the Nuggets are averaging double figures in scoring.