Philadelphia brings a 5-1 record and an unbeaten road mark to Charlotte, where Brandon Miller’s scoring is the Hornets’ clearest counter.
Philadelphia arrives 5-1 and sixth in the power index, while Charlotte is 3-3 and ranked 19th, making this an early test of the Hornets’ 2-1 home record against the Sixers’ 2-0 mark on the road. Philadelphia is averaging 108.7 points per game to Charlotte’s 97.3, while the Hornets allow 106 per contest. Tyrese Maxey has scored 169 points in six games, and Charlotte will need its leading scorer, Brandon Miller, who has 147, to keep pace. The matchup turns on whether Charlotte can curb Philadelphia’s scoring edge without losing the production it needs from Miller.