San Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction & Picks - NBA

Prediction published on 12/22/24, 5:06 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 12/22/24 at 6:53 PM in NBA Picks

In a run that they hope to continue in 2025, Maxey's 76ers, accompanied unusually by Embiid and Paul George, seem to want to leave behind the series of unfortunate injuries that sabotaged the first stretch of the season that has them 12th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 9-17. However, another new injury, that of rookie Jared McCain, will cause coach Nick Nurse to rotate his squad again. The 76ers will now host the Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center after falling in Cleveland in a budgeted defeat against the red-hot Cavaliers where Embiid rested.

At least, the 76ers have avoided losing two consecutive games throughout December. A trend that they will surely want to maintain in order to get into the Play-in, from which they are only 1.5 games behind.

The Spurs are in the Western Conference play-in zone with a 15-13 record and have won 4 of their last 5 games since December 8. The last one was a 114-94 victory in San Antonio against the Trail Blazers where Wembayama scored 30 points with an impressive 10 blocks.