The 76ers wrapped up a three-game road trip with a showdown against the Nuggets in Joel Embiid's latest absence.

The Denver Nuggets and the Philadelphia 76ers squared off in Denver on Tuesday night in a rivalry game, but one part of the rivalry was missing. 76ers star Joel Embiid missed this game due to his knee injury that he has been managing throughout the season, so Nikola Jokic was the only superstar big man on the floor.

Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his 19th triple-double of the season, Aaron Gordon was nearly perfect from the floor and the Denver Nuggets beat Philadelphia 144-109, extending the 76ers’ losing streak to seven games.

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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.

Joel Embiid missed another matchup in Denver, taking away any drama on the first night of the NBA's Rivalry Week. Embiid hasn't played in Denver since 2019.

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