New York faces Philadelphia on 3-game road slide

New York Knicks (19-15, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (23-10, third in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New York will try to end its three-game road skid when the Knicks visit Philadelphia.

The 76ers are 5-2 against Atlantic Division teams. Philadelphia has a 1-2 record in one-possession games.

The Knicks are 3-3 against the rest of their division. New York is 8-13 against opponents over .500.

The 120.7 points per game the 76ers score are 7.4 more points than the Knicks allow (113.3). The Knicks average 12.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 11.1 per game the 76ers allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Maxey is averaging 25.9 points and 6.4 assists for the 76ers. Joel Embiid is averaging 23.0 points over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.

Julius Randle is averaging 24.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson is averaging 26 points and 7.8 assists over the last 10 games for New York.

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 7-3, averaging 116.9 points, 41.0 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 10.2 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.6 points per game.

Knicks: 5-5, averaging 117.9 points, 45.0 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.9 points.

INJURIES: 76ers: Robert Covington: day to day (knee), Furkan Korkmaz: day to day (illness), De'Anthony Melton: day to day (knee).

Knicks: Malachi Flynn: out (ankle), Mitchell Robinson: out for season (ankle).

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