Denver Nuggets

We go over some of the best betting options for Monday's matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets are currently the No. The Nuggets have been the best team in the NBA and most of their success has come at home as they’re 23-13-1 ATS. This game is filled with superstars who can score the basketball. For the 76ers, both Embiid and James Harden are dealing with leg injuries and are questionable. Look for an easy win by the Nuggets tonight. [DraftKings Sportsbook](https://www.draftkings.com/sportsbook) and the point total sits at 229. This is the second and final matchup between these two teams. [Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.libertyballers.com) (49-25) are set to travel West to take on the [Denver Nuggets](https://www.denverstiffs.com) (50-24) Monday. The total is now 227.5 and we’ll still take the under. The line is now Nuggets -9 and we’ll keep our ATS pick on Denver. The Nikola Jokic versus Joel Embiid matchup is one that all NBA fans will love to see. Update: Harden is on track to play, while Embiid has been ruled out for Philadelphia.

The Denver Nuggets survived a fourth quarter meltdown against a Philadelphia 76ers team with no Joel Embiid or James Harden on Monday night.

Milwaukee lead with 7 minutes left in the third, but the Nugs got hot in a hurry and were up by 20 with seven minutes to go in the fourth. He's going to the line after the timeout with 2:46 to go in the third quarter. Jokic goes to the line and hits both. Denver are the leaders in the Western Conference, while the Sixers are eyeing the top spot in the East. Will it be enough to knock off the top seed in the West? There will be plenty of shots to go around with Embiid on the bench, so look for Tyrese to test the Nuggets tonight at Ball Arena. Springer to the line and he hits both FTs. He gets two of three to go from the line. In that time the Nuggets went on a 22-4 run to retake command of the game. Finally Philly found their groove on the offensive end after a dreadful start, thanks to Tyrese Maxey and his 20 point second quarter. The Nuggets started with a bang, as the Philly offense struggled to find their rhythm without Embiid or Harden. Philadelphia would come to town, but is was a short handed Sixers side that were without MVP candidate Joel Embiid who was ruled out after an early morning workout before the game and James Harden was out with a lingering Achilles injury.

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Joel Embiid will not play in the Sixers' game against the Nuggets on Monday night, taking away an MVP battle between Embiid and Nikola Jokić. Headshot - Kyle ...

While Embiid suiting up for the Sixers theoretically gave them a better chance to win without James Harden (and against another team in a back-to-back situation), it was easy to see even from afar that he had burned up a lot of his fuel reserves. There are certain to be many carnival barkers who label this as Embiid "ducking" Jokić in a spot where the Nuggets center might have been in position to outplay him, though we'll have to wait and see where more serious people (more importantly, actual MVP voters) land on the impact of missing a single game. As someone who simply wanted to watch these two do battle on Monday night, hopeful of watching the chess pieces move around them after an interesting first meeting this year, it's just bad timing. From a neutral perspective — and for people who simply like to argue — Embiid getting an off day on this night specifically is a bummer, as Embiid vs. Embiid would go on to play in back-to-back losses to the Warriors and Suns this past weekend, looking visibly fatigued in the loss to Phoenix after scoring 46 points against Golden State. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne were the first to report the news on Monday.

Joel Embiid is on the injury report for Monday's game.

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Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists for his 29th triple-double of the season, leading the host Denver Nuggets to a 116-111 victory over ...

Murphy converted a three-point play to make it a 35-point margin with 7:38 left in the game as New Orleans cruised to the finish. Jonas Valanciunas capped a 9-0 run with a tip-in as New Orleans pushed the lead to 30 at 71-41 with 7:16 left in the third quarter. Dallas outscored the Pacers 40-27 in the third quarter and carried a commanding 25-point lead into the final period. Keon Johnson matched his career high of 20 points for the Trail Blazers, who lost for the third straight game. (illness) and Norman Powell (shoulder). Utah was outscored 33-22 in the final 12 minutes at home after playing well in the middle quarters to turn the game competitive. Quickley finished 14 of 18 from the field and drilled five 3-pointers to lead the Knicks. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the game with right knee soreness, and Jrue Holiday took the night off due to personal reasons. Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points, Paul Reed and Tobias Harris had 16 points apiece and Jalen McDaniels finished with 14 for Philadelphia. Detroit has lost its last six games and 17 of its last 18 outings. Indiana trailed by as many as 31 and lost its third straight despite rookie Bennedict Mathurin's 26 points. led Houston with 26 points while Jalen Green added 19 points and Kenyon Martin Jr.

Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a 116-111 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on...

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The Sixers have now lost three straight and four of their last five games after previously being the NBA's hottest team.

He kept making big shot after big shot to keep the Sixers close. The expectation was the 10-time All-Star point guard was going to play. He felt pain again in the first half of the Sixers’ game against the Bulls in Chicago on Wednesday. Rivers said he ruled Embiid out of the game. This was supposed to be the second of two MVP showdowns with Jokić. The Sixers had once hoped to contend for the Eastern Conference title. The loss dropped the Sixers to 49-26. Their absence resulted in a 116-111 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. However, the Sixers bench players and their relentless play made things close again. Tyrese Maxey kept the Sixers competitive for a half, scoring 25 of his 29 points before intermission. The team wants to do the same thing for James Harden. They said fielding a healthy team in the postseason was the sole focus.

DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic posted his 29th triple-double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 116-111 in ...

The list goes on and on.” 76ers: Philadelphia has lost four of five for the first time all season. Embiid, the NBA scoring leader, first experienced tightness in his right calf against Chicago last week and Rivers held him out of the second half of that game. “We can't have that" kind of letdown “especially against a team with their two superstars out,” Nuggets sixth man Bruce Brown said. “The guy's a beast," Jokic said. "Everybody wants to see these two guys play against each other,” Rivers said, but “we’re just going to take it slow and be smart.

Denver tallied its 51st win of the season on Monday, beating the Philadelphia 76ers at home, 116-111. Denver's fourth consecutive victory ties the ...

But on top of dropping a whole heaping lot of points to start the second half, Denver also held Philadelphia to just 20 points in the third quarter. Murray finished with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting on Monday against the 76ers and will have the chance to make Nuggets history on Thursday against New Orleans. Jokić then reached the triple-double mark at the 2:26 mark in the period with his 10th assist of the night on a Bruce Brown 3-pointer. Behind hot shooting from the Sixers as a team and a scoring outburst from Maxey, Denver entered halftime ahead just 61-57. Denver led 14-10 at the halfway point in the first quarter. Still, Denver did just enough to cross the finish line as winners thanks to a balanced effort from its rotation players.

Even though Joel Embiid and James Harden didn't play for the Philadelphia, the Denver Nuggets still came to play capturing a 116-111 victory over the 76ers.

It should also be pointed out how great Tyrese Maxey was for Philadelphia tonight as he scored a game-high 29 points and did everything he could to try and keep the 76ers in the game. (15) and Aaron Gordon (12) also finished in double-figures along with Bruce Brown, who poured in 18 points off the bench in the win. Jamal Murray also had a solid night offensively as he scored 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field, 3-of-6 from beyond the arc to go along with seven assists and five rebounds.

Following Philly's morning shootaround, the Sixers ruled Embiid out for the matchup, taking away one of the key factors of the matchup. Although Harden was ...

Jokic put up a triple-double before the fourth quarter even started in win over Philadelphia.

[joined Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson](https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1640558638975574021?s=20) as the only other players in [NBA](/nba/) history to total 10+ games in a season of at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. But the third quarter is where Jokic really showed why he's the two-time reigning MVP, and a contender to win the award again this season. However, that didn't stop [Nikola Jokic](/nba/players/2135542/nikola-jokic/) from adding to the history books in Denver's 116-111 win at home.

Jokic put up a triple-double before the fourth quarter even started in win over Philadelphia.

[joined Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson](https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1640558638975574021?s=20) as the only other players in [NBA](/nba/) history to total 10+ games in a season of at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. But the third quarter is where Jokic really showed why he's the two-time reigning MVP, and a contender to win the award again this season. However, that didn't stop [Nikola Jokic](/nba/players/2135542/nikola-jokic/) from adding to the history books in Denver's 116-111 win at home.

Nikola Jokic posted his 29th triple-double of the season for Denver.

The list goes on and on.” We want to get him and the whole team healthy for the playoffs.” “We can’t have that” kind of letdown “especially against a team with their two superstars out,” Nuggets sixth man Bruce Brown said. “The guy’s a beast,” Jokic said. “We know how much it means to him to win this award. Embiid, the NBA scoring leader, first experienced tightness in his right calf against Chicago last week and Rivers held him out of the second half of that game.

The 76ers visit the Denver Nuggets closing the four-game road trip on Monday night March 27, 2023. Tune in to watch your Sixers tip-off at 9:30 pm ET.

When you’re in this type of position, with this type of team, and you have this type of chance, you have to go for it. For us to go for it, our best player, our leader, he has to be blunt, he has to be honest with us, and we have to be honest with him as well.” - Embiid notched a 28-point, 10-rebound double-double, plus four assists and two blocks. 28, the Sixers took a Denver’s Nikola Jokic finished with 24 points, eight rebounds, nine assists, and two blocks. (right shoulder soreness) were out Saturday. But I think we’re stepping in the right direction still.” “We’ve got to get healthy, of course. “I got out of my own head, got out of my own way. [Milwaukee Bucks](https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-matchups/milwaukee-bucks) (53-21). [Warriors](https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-matchups/golden-state-warriors) and [Suns](https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-matchups/phoenix-suns) on Friday and Saturday. [James Harden](https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-players/james-harden) (right achilles soreness) and Danuel House Jr.