Welp, that ended quickly. The Wizards opened the game giving the Philadelphia 76ers open looks from three- point range, which the Sixers knocked down. Just two minutes into the contest, Philly was up 14-0. From there, things got worse for Washington.
The Wizards tried some new defensive and lineup wrinkles. They were in their “Blue” coverage to open the game, which was a man defense that doubled Embiid anytime he got the ball. As mentioned in the last episode of the #SoWizards podcast, the help was coming from one pass away, which made Embiid’s reads easy.