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Preview: Nuggets tip off east road trip against surging Sixers

Nikola Jokiu0107 against Joel Embiid.

It’s a matchup that never disappoints whenever the NBA’s top two centers go head to head.

While many will be focused on the matchup between the pivotmen, the Nuggets (3-5) will hope they can turn around their fortunes against arguably the hottest team in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers (7-2).

Denver enters Saturday as one of the best offensive teams in the league, ranking second in offensive rating at 114.7 and averaging 117 points a game (tied for fourth). It’s the other end that has raised some concern. The Nuggets are currently 28th in defensive rating (114.