The Numbers Crunch: Wizards beat 76ers for win #16

Washington Wizards Justin Champagnie and AJ Johnson during the team’s victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. In a battle of the beat down and bedraggled, the Wizards outlasted the Philadelphia 76ers to secure their 16th win of the season.

Facing a team missing so many players due to injury that they gave 16 minutes to a player they’d signed to a 10-day contract earlier in the afternoon, Washington dominated the first quarter, ran their lead to as much as 18 in the third quarter, and then withstood a spirited Sixers comeback to escape with the win.

The Recitation of Woes

Both teams were missing good players due to injury. Out for Washington:

Saddiq Bey

Malcolm Brogdon

Bilal Coulibaly

Kyshawn George

Ant…