The Sixers embodied Philadelphia this afternoon: they were sluggish, caught off guard, surprised this game had a 2 p.m. tipoff and seemingly not in a great mental space after the Eagles got crushed in Tampa yesterday.
A 117-98 loss to the Wizards isn’t quite the palette cleanser that the Philadelphia sports community needed.
The Sixers had won seven straight road games, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope woke up today, decided he was going to be Devin Booker in the first half and carry Washington to a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Another one in the loss column brings the Sixers’ record to 25-18 on the season.