(My Sportsbook) - Elton Brand and the Philadelphia 76ers will try to shake off a disappointing loss when they open a short two-game homestand tonight versus the Los Angeles Clippers at the Wachovia Center.

Philadelphia entered Wednesday's game against the miserable Minnesota Timberwolves riding a three-game winning streak, but squandered a big lead and suffered a 102-96 loss at the Target Center. Andre Miller had 20 points and six assists to lead the Sixers, who will also host Golden State.

Brand finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds while Andre Iguodala added 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists in defeat. Brand will take on his former Clippers team this evening after he opted out of the final year of his contract with the club back in June. He played seven years in Los Angeles.

The Sixers are 3-2 in the City of Brotherly Love this season.

Los Angeles won for only the second time this season by recording a 108-88 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at the Ford Center.

Chris Kaman finished with 25 points and 14 boards for Los Angeles, which halted a three-game slide and opened a three-game road trip on a winning note. Cuttino Mobley added 23 points and seven steals while Al Thornton added 20 points and seven rebounds in the win.

The Clippers (2-9) will also visit New Jersey on the current trek and are 1-2 away from the Staples Center in 2008-09.

Philadelphia won both meetings with Los Angeles a year ago and is 11-6 in the past 17 matchups in this series.

The Clippers have lost 10 of their last 11 at the Wachovia Center.