The Sixers snapped the Wizards' five-game winning streak Tuesday with a 115-102 victory.
The Wizards had been playing surprisingly well in the absence of All-Star guard John Wall, who underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery at the end of January. That was until they came to the Wells Fargo Center.
Bradley Beal's 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists were not enough to counter a 27-point, 12-rebound double-double from Joel Embiid and another 20 points and seven boards from Dario Saric. Embiid reached 20 points for the 30th time this season.
• The Sixers sprinted out to an early first-quarter lead as Wizards not-named Otto Porter Jr. and Markieff Morris struggled to score. The opening quarter included an alley-oop from T.J. McConnell to Jerryd Bayless and threes by McConnell and Amir Johnson.
• There were more third-quarter ups and down. The Sixers committed turnovers on three consecutive possessions in the third. During that quarter the Wizards, led by 11 points from Beal, cut the Sixers' lead from 19 to seven. The Sixers committed 17 turnovers (leading to 22 Wizards' points) on the night.
• The Wizards didn't go away in the fourth. They got within eight with four minutes to play. The Sixers pulled away on a 10-3 run to hold on for the game in which they led by as many as 22 points.
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• The Sixers have the rare opportunity to play five straight home games leading up to the All-Star break. The team is focused on maximizing the rare schedule, especially as it faces Eastern Conference competitors Wizards and Heat.
• The Super Bowl champions were in the building. The Eagles' starting offensive line of Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Stefen Wisniewski and the injured Jason Peters rang the ceremonial bell to kick off the game.
There it is: the #Eagles fight song with the Super Bowl champs in the building. pic.twitter.com/e6flDUVobY— Jessica Camerato (@JCameratoNBCS) February 7, 2018
