Sixers announce starting lineup for road trip opener vs. Nuggets

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The Philadelphia 76ers will begin their 3-game road trip in the Mile High City on Tuesday night for a matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The Sixers are in a race to get back into the top 6 in the Eastern Conference and earn a guaranteed playoff spot while the Nuggets are currently looking to avoid falling into the play-in out West.

With the Sixers missing Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and others, they will once again have to look to others to help get the job done on the road.

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The starters will be VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes, Justin Edwards, Dominick Barlow, and Adem Bona. They will have to contend with Nikola Jokic and Co. and look to find a way to pull out an upset win to begin this trip.

The Sixers and the Nuggets will tip off at 10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. Philadelphia will then head to California to take on the Sacramento Kings on Thursday before finishing the trip on Saturday against the Utah Jazz.

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