Philadelphia @ Utah preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 29, 2016 ) Philadelphia 83, Utah 100

The Philadelphia 76ers matched their longest winning streak since the 2013-14 campaign and look to make it five straight victories when they visit the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. The Jazz represent a major road block as they have beaten Philadelphia nine consecutive overall times and 12 straight at home dating back to 2005.

The feel-good 76ers are opening a five-game road trip and looking to stay above .500 after reaching that elusive mark. "I didn't even realize that," Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said after being told about the above-.500 milestone after Friday's 121-110 win over the Indiana Pacers. "I completely mean this - my vision line is so much broader. I do understand, and we're proud of that, but I'm very focused on other things. We're still growing." Utah is opening a four-game homestand and that's a welcome development with the team standing 5-1 at home and 0-4 on the road. The Jazz were routed 137-110 by Houston on Sunday when Rockets star James Harden poured in a career-best 56 points.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, NBCS Philadelphia, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Utah)

ABOUT THE 76ERS (5-4): Philadelphia brought in sharpshooter J.J. Redick is loosen up defenses and he shredded Indiana's apart with season highs of 31 points and eight 3-pointers in Friday's victory. "He's amazing. He's a great player, great leader, and a great shooter, obviously," rookie point guard Ben Simmons told reporters. "He came up big for us. When he's open I try to find him, it's like he hits every shot." Redick, who made 200 or more 3-pointers in each of the past three campaigns, is 20-of-46 this season and averaging 15 points per game.

ABOUT THE JAZZ (5-5): Utah looked badly outclassed by a Houston team that runs up and down the floor and knocked down 23-of-39 3-point attempts and even scored 48 points in the third quarter. "Right now, we have a few home games coming up and we have to focus on Philly," shooting guard Rodney Hood said afterwards. "We really need that win. This is an easy game to bounce back from because we feel like we got embarrassed. We have to fight and get back to what we're really about." Hood made half his 10 shots while scoring 12 points against Houston after being 6-of-30 from the field over the previous two games.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The Jazz won last season's two meetings by an average of 21 points.

2. Philadelphia C Joel Embiid is being rested Tuesday, while Simmons has two triple-doubles, three 20-point outings and six double-digit rebounding performances through nine games.

3. Utah rookie G Donovan Mitchell is averaging 23.3 points over the past three games, including efforts of 28 and 25 points.

PREDICTION: Jazz 102, 76ers 101