During their current road trip, the Sacramento Kings will face two teams they have struggled to beat for years: the Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks.
With their first matchup against Philadelphia on the schedule, let’s take a look at their previous meetings.
Because they are in opposite conferences, the Kings and 76ers only play each other twice a season. Last year, the Sixers managed a narrow one-point victory at Golden 1 Center and a convincing win at Wells Fargo Center.
The Sacramento Kings also lost both matchups the previous year, the year before, and the year before that. In fact, the Kings have not beaten the 76ers since 2019, when they suffered nine consecutive losses. 
Looking at the starting lineups from those games provides context for how long ago it was.
Sacramento’s starting five: De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Iman Shumpert, Nemanja Bjelica, and Willie Cauley-Stein
Philadelphia’s starting five: Ben Simmons, Landry Shamet, Jimmy Butler, Mike Muscala and Joel Embiid
Buddy Hield scored 34 points in that victory, converting seven of his thirteen three-point attempts. Only Fox remains on the Sacramento Kings’ current roster from that game; Harrison Barnes had not yet been acquired at the time.
Joel Emiid is Philadelphia’s only remaining player from that game.
The Kings last beat them on the road in December 2017, when Garret Temple, Zach Randolph, and Bogdan Bogdanovic were in the starting lineup. Meanwhile, Philadelphia introduced Amir Johnson as their starting center.
So, hopefully, the Kings can buck the trend this season and win a road game against the 76ers for the first time in seven years on Friday.
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