San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers 10/22/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Saturday NBA schedule will get underway with a matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers from the Wells Fargo Center. This will be the second of a back-to-back on the road for San Antonio, who shot 54 percent from the field and held off a late rally to earn a 137-134 victory against Indiana last night.

Josh Richardson matched a game-high with 27 points on 8-for-13 shooting in 28 minutes off the San Antonio bench. Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell chipped in 23 points each for the Spurs.

The Philadelphia 76ers have reached the Eastern Conference semifinals in four of the last five years and have not reached the conference finals since the 2000-2001 season. On Thursday, Philadelphia erased a 13-point fourth quarter leading before falling versus visiting Milwaukee by a 90-88 final score. The 76ers (0-2) missed 19 of their 24 three-point attempts and shot 43 percent overall.

All-Star G James Harden led all scorers with 31 points to go along with nine assists and eight rebounds. Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey added 15 points apiece for the 76ers.