Sixers-Sacramento Kings: Looking to avenge early-season loss

Tuesday at 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center .

The Sixers will look to avenge a 109-108 loss to the Kings in November. That setback snapped their five-game winning streak. The Sixers were flat in the first half, and paid for it.

"The first half stunk," Sixers coach Brett Brown said following that game. "And we didn't execute anything down the stretch. We didn't deserve to win."

Rookie guard De'Aaron Fox made the game-winning basket over Robert Covington with 14.1 seconds left. The Sixers still had an opportunity to win the game. But Joel Embiid misfired on a last-second jumper. The Kings scored the final seven points of the game. Embiid had his shot blocked twice by Willie Cauley Stein before missing at the buzzer during that stretch.

Kings (9-20)

17 Garrett Temple G 6-6 7.7 ppg. 2.1 rpg.

7 Skal Labissiere  PF 6-11 7.2  ppg. 3.9 rpg.

50 Zach Randolph C 6-9 15.2 ppg. 7.0 rpg.

3 George Hill SG 6-3 9.8 ppg. 2.6 rpg.

5  De'Aaron Fox G 6-3 9.7 ppg. 3.8 apg.

Coach: Dave Joerger (third season, 188-169)

Injury report: Harry Giles(Bi-laterl knee rehabilitation, out)

Sixers (14-15)

33 Robert Covington SF 6-9  14.9 ppg. 6.4 rpg.

9 Dario Saric PF 6-10  12.5 ppg. 6.9 rpg.

21 Joel Embiid C 7-2 24.1 ppg. 11.0 rpg.

17 JJ Redick G 6-4  16.9 ppg. 3.6 apg.

25 Ben Simmons PG 6-10 17.4 ppg. 7.9 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (fifth season, 89-268)

Injury report: Markelle Fultz (right shoulder rehabilitation, out); Justin Anderson (shin splints, out);  Trevor Booker (sprained left ankle, out); Furkan Korkmaz (Lisfranc injury, out).

The Sixers hold a 163-126 series advantage.

Thursday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Toronto Raptors at Sixers

Saturday: 5 p.m., at Air Canada Centre, Sixers at Raptors

Dec. 25: Noon, at Madison Square Garden, Sixers at New York Knicks

Dec. 28: 10:30 p.m., at Moda Center, Sixers at Portland Trail Blazers

Dec. 30: 9 p.m., at  Pepsi Center, Sixers at Denver Nuggets