Congratulations to the Washington Wizards’ defense, which maintained its perfect streak of holding opponents to less than 150 points. Last night, they victimized reigning Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers, who could manage only 146 points against the stalwart Washington defense.
Embiid scored just 48 points on Daniel Gafford and the Wizards, who gave him so much resistance that he might have needed up to another minute of playing time to crack 50. His offensive rating (points produced per individual possession x 100) was a mere 156 on a usage rate of 40.