The Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers are in very different moods entering a Friday night showdown in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been, by far, the most disappointing team in the NBA this season. Acquiring Paul George in the offseason to pair with Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid was expected to be a massive move, but the 76ers are just 19-27 through 46 games.

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia comes into a matchup with Denver as winners of four straight games. The 76ers have gone 9-13 at home. Philadelphia is sixth in the Eastern Conference in team defense, giving up only 112.0 points while holding opponents to 48.6% shooting.

Multiple teams have expressed trade interest in Philadelphia 76ers players including Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele, according

Here is a closer look at the history of matchups between the two, including potential games that either Embiid or Jokic were not available to play in.

Now, they host a Philadelphia 76ers team that has not had the greatest start to the season. Philadelphia has been without its one-time MVP, Joel Embiid, for all but 13 games. He won't be playing Tuesday due to a knee injury. The Sixers are 8-20 without Embiid this season and have a 15-26 overall record.

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Paul George is set to miss his third straight game tonight as he continues to recover from an extensor tendon injury to his left pinky finger.

The reigning rookie of the year is an NBA All-Star for the first time, with the 21-year-old from France one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the midseason exhibition that will take place Feb. 16 at the home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.

Here is the complete injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Denver Nuggets on Friday.