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
- Anthony Gill
- Corey Kispert
- Khris Middleton
- Marcus Smart.