Philadelphia 76ers – Sacramento Kings : unbalanced matchup
The Sixers host the Kings in the first meeting between these teams this season. Two franchises from different conferences, heading in opposite directions this 2025-26 campaign. Philly come in clear favourites — but on one night, any side can spring a surprise.
Philadelphia 76ers : a must win 
Philadelphia’s form has been mixed lately: two impressive wins and two pretty ugly defeats across their last four. The victories over Houston (128-122) and Milwaukee (139-122) showed a team that can dominate, but the losses to New York (109-112) and especially Charlotte (93-130) exposed the inconsistency still dogging Nick Nurse’s side.
For this game against the Kings, Philly should be close to full strength. That’s when they’ve been at their best recently — an Embiid-Maxey pairing playing at All-Star level and Paul George accepting the luxury role, like he did against the Bucks (32 points, 9/15 from deep). Facing one of the league’s weakest defenses, Philadelphia should be able to put up points.
INJURY REPORT : Quentin Grimes (questionable) – Joel Embiid (probable) – Paul George (probable)
Sacramento Kings : limit the damage 
After a surprise four-game streak, the Kings have tumbled — six straight defeats. Doug Christie’s team have fallen back into bad habits, or simply come back down to earth. After beating high-end teams like the Rockets (111-98) and the Knicks (112-101), they’ve now dropped three on the road to top East sides: Cleveland (118-123), Detroit (116-139) and New York (87-103).
The issue with Sacramento is simple: they’re not reliable on offense (110.5 points per game – 28th) and they’re porous on defense (120.8 allowed – 27th), even with the roster nearly healthy. Offense can heat up for a spell thanks to players like Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan or Domantas Sabonis, but defensive fixes look unlikely — especially without Keegan Murray.
INJURY REPORT : Keegan Murray (OUT) – Malik Monk (questionable) – Russell Westbrook (questionable)
Pronostic NBA Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings
Philadelphia to score over 119.5 points
The Kings have one of the league’s worst defenses and they’ll be on the road, in a hostile building. Philly just delivered a high-quality offensive performance against a similar defense and should have their squad available here. At home, Nick Nurse’s men pretty much have to win — and that starts with putting up points (and also defending of course).
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