Philadelphia hosts Charlotte on 3-game home slide

Charlotte Hornets (4-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (1-7, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia aims to break its three-game home skid with a victory over Charlotte.

Philadelphia went 47-35 overall, 31-21 in Eastern Conference play and 25-16 at home during the 2023-24 season. The 76ers averaged 114.6 points per game while allowing opponents to score 111.5 last season.

Charlotte went 21-61 overall and 14-38 in Eastern Conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Hornets averaged 106.6 points per game last season, 14.5 from the free-throw line and 36.3 from beyond the arc.

INJURIES: 76ers: Tyrese Maxey: out (hamstring), Joel Embiid: out (knee).

Hornets: Nick Richards: out (ribs), Mark Williams: out (foot), Miles Bridges: out (knee), DaQuan Jeffries: out (hand).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.