For the first time in three tries this season, the 20-12 Philadelphia 76ers will face the 13-21 Washington Wizards with both Joel Embiid and James Harden at the helm. Embiid didn’t suit up for either night of the team’s two-game miniseries on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. But now, Embiid and Harden are in the lineup, aiming to give the Sixers their ninth consecutive victory. A win Tuesday would mark Philadelphia’s longest winning streak since the famed 16-game sprint to close 2017-18.
For the Sixers, only Tyrese Maxey (left foot fracture) is ruled out.