San Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers 8/3/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The San Antonio Spurs will conclude a back-to-back on Monday when playing the Philadelphia 76ers. San Antonio plays the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The Spurs restarted their NBA regular season with an impressive 129-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings. The Spurs are playing without their second leading scorer and top rebounder LaMarcus Aldridge. 

DeMar DeRozan is leading San Antonio in scoring and assists with averages of 22.2 points and 5.6 assists per game. The second leading scorer for San Antonio is Patty Mills with an average of 11.7 points per game. However, San Antonio is playing without the 18.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game of LaMarcus Aldridge.

The Philadelphia 76ers opened their NBA restart with a 127-121 loss to the Indiana Pacers despite an outstanding performance by Joel Embiid. The 76ers’ best player scored 41 points in the loss. Embiid also pulled down a team-high 21 rebounds in the losing effort. Philadelphia led by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter but could not hold on against the hot shooting Pacers.

Joel Embiid is leading Philadelphia in scoring and rebounding with averages of 23.8 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. The second leading scorer for Philadelphia Tobias Harris with an average of 19.5 points per game. Ben Simmons is the third leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 16.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.