CHARLOTTE -- The Sixers were attempting to snap a seven-game road losing streak when they faced the Bobcats in Charlotte Friday night.
That skid will still be intact the next time the Sixers take the floor away from home.
The Sixers suffered a 105-88 loss to the Bobcats, extending that road losing mark to eight games. The Sixers’ record dropped to 7-13.
Each team was without a starter in the matchup. Sixers rookie point guard Michael Carter-Williams didn’t make the trip while dealing with a sore right knee, while Bobcats forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is out four to six weeks with a broken bone in his left hand.
Turning point
Charlotte had a three-point lead heading into the second quarter before locking down the defensive end. The Bobcats won the second quarter, 26-18, and were able to sustain that cushion pretty much the rest of the way.
Follow the leader
Charlotte had six players score in double figures. Jeffery Taylor led the Bobcats with 20 points.
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Former Episcopal Academy star Gerald Henderson had 18 points. He was 6 of 11 from the field and 6 of 8 from the foul line. Al Jefferson added a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Tony Wroten had a game-high 21 points in place of Carter-Williams. Evan Turner had 16 points and Hollis Thompson scored 12 in his third straight start.
Spencer Hawes recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Stat-egic
Coming into Friday’s action, there were only four teams in the NBA with winning records on the road and three more were at .500.
All 30 NBA teams have at least one win in enemy territory with the Sixers sitting at just 1-8 away from home. Milwaukee and Orlando also only have one road win.
Take a bow
Tony Wroten made his fifth start of the season and it helped him snap out of a mini-slump. In his previous two games, Wroten was a combined 3 of 8 from the floor and committed six turnovers.
At halftime Friday night, Wroten already had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists to go along with just one turnover. He finished with his 21 points, eight rebounds and night assists. He had two turnovers in the game.
What’s next?
The Sixers will play the second game of their fifth back-to-back set this season Saturday when they host the Denver Nuggets.
The Nuggets came into Friday with an 11-7 record. They are led in scoring by Ty Lawson, who averages 19.3 points. The Nuggets have six players that average at least 10 points per game, including former Villanova standout Randy Foye.
It should be a high-scoring affair with the Nuggets putting up the fifth-highest points per game (104.3) and the Sixers ranking sixth (104.2).