Atlanta @ Philadelphia picks

Unlike Atlanta, the 76ers don’t play at a fast pace. However, they're notably bad defensively, and those problems have only exacerbated themselves as the roster has gotten thinner. Philadelphia probably isn’t proud of the 115.7 ppg allowed for the season, but that number continues to rise, with the Sixers allowing 117.3 ppg over the past 10 contests. As the scoring numbers continue to rise on both sides of this matchup, it becomes harder to imagine that it’s even possible for these teams to play a low-scoring affair against each other. 

The lottery-bound 76ers have pretty much stopped caring about wins and have shut down their entire starting lineup along with a few key reserves. The 76ers allow threes at the sixth-highest rate in the NBA and are second-last in opponent 3PT% (37.9%). They've been even worse lately, allowing opponents to shoot 41.1% from deep over the last month. They'll be torched on the perimeter by Young who leads Atlanta with 24.1 ppg and has been red-hot. Young has drained more than 2.5 threes in 10 of his last 13 games and is shooting 41.6% from the arc over that span. That includes a March 23 clash against Philly where he went 4-6 from deep.