Game ID: 22300148
Washington Wizards @ Philadelphia 76ers
Monday, November 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 33 42 45 26 146WAS 24 34 40 30 128
PHI vs WAS ScoutingPHI vs WAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHI availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Bamba missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 1 min since (10% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 17)
OUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 7 min (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (13% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 16 min (109% of 15)
OUT Bamba missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
PHI availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Bamba missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 12 min since (77% of 15)
WAS availability going into 10/28 · 2 days' rest
full strength
WAS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's rest
full strength
WAS availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restNEW Wright 14 to 19 min over the last 3
WAS availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Gafford missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 20 min (74% of 26)
NEW Wright 14 to 20 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restOUT Butler missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 20 min since (74% of 26)
NEW Wright 14 to 19 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 25 min since (94% of 26)
WAS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 26)
WAS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Muscala missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 23 min since (88% of 26)
WAS availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Butler missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Muscala missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 7 min (51% of 14)
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 22 min since (83% of 26)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Morris Sr. (2 straight), House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 104 a night to Washington's 125 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Philadelphia 122, Washington 109, Philadelphia by 13.
10/28 @ TOR 114-107 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-107. PHI shot 50% (43 of 86) to TOR's 44%, 10 of 28 from three. Maxey led with 34 (12 of 20, 7 of 9 from three); Embiid added 34, Oubre Jr. 18. The hinge was Q3, 35-20: PHI came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12. PHI trailed 56-59 at the half and won the second half 58-48. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
10/29 vs POR 126-98 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-98. PHI shot 49% (40 of 82) to POR's 38%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 40 times to POR's 22 — 35 points from the stripe to their 19. Embiid led with 35 (12 of 22, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 26, Harris 24. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 31. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/02 vs TOR 114-99 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-99. PHI shot 46% (42 of 92) to TOR's 48%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 25 times to TOR's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. PHI turned it over 14 times to TOR's 19. Embiid led with 28 (8 of 22, 12 of 13 at the line); Harris added 23, Oubre Jr. 23. The hinge was Q2, 28-23: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 18. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/04 vs PHX 112-100 — PHI notes
PHI won 112-100. PHI shot 48% (43 of 90) to PHX's 36%, 11 of 30 from three, and got to the line 18 times to PHX's 33. PHI turned it over 17 times to PHX's 10, and PHX turned those into 11 steals. Embiid led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 3 from three); Oubre Jr. added 25, Maxey 22. The hinge was Q4, 32-25: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 18. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/06 vs WAS 146-128 — PHI notes
PHI won 146-128. PHI shot 56% (51 of 91) to WAS's 51%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 36 times to WAS's 20 — 32 points from the stripe to their 16. Embiid led with 48 (17 of 25, 14 of 14 at the line); Maxey added 22, Harris 18. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/08 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without White (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Philadelphia plus-6 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Philadelphia 117, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/10 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Sasser at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ivey (3 straight), Burks (5 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 119 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Philadelphia 117, Detroit 110.
11/12 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Haliburton at 26 and Turner at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without McConnell (2 straight), Sheppard (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 44 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 119. Call it Philadelphia 121, Indiana 116.
11/14 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-10 a night and Indiana minus-3 and the arc, Indiana at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35. Call it Philadelphia 124, Indiana 119.
10/28 vs MEM 113-106 — WAS notes
WAS won 113-106. WAS shot 43% (40 of 93) to MEM's 43%, 16 of 46 from three, and went to the line 22 times to MEM's 9 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. WAS turned it over 11 times to MEM's 16. Poole led with 27 (8 of 23, 4 of 12 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Kispert added 22, Kuzma 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 25. Poole was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
10/30 vs BOS 107-126 — WAS notes
WAS lost 107-126. WAS shot 45% (39 of 87) to BOS's 50%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to BOS's 7 — 18 points from the stripe to their 5. The glass went 40-51 against them. Kuzma led with 21 (9 of 15, 3 of 6 from three); Omoruyi added 14, Jones 11. Q4 was theirs, 32-18, the deficit cut from 33 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 108-75 against them. Jones's -31 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ ATL 121-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 121-130. WAS took 9 more shots (101 to 92), but shot 50% to ATL's 50%, 10 of 40 from three, and got to the line 14 times to ATL's 32. WAS turned it over 11 times to ATL's 20. The glass went 35-57 against them. Kuzma led with 25 (11 of 21, 1 of 6 from three); Avdija added 22, Poole 13. Q4 was theirs, 39-31, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 99-82 against them. They led by as many as 10. Jones's -23 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ MIA 114-121 — WAS notes
WAS lost 114-121. WAS shot 57% (46 of 81) to MIA's 60%, 13 of 28 from three. Kuzma led with 22 (8 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Poole added 19, Avdija 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-20, the deficit cut from 20 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 101-81 against them. Poole's -21 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ PHI 128-146 — WAS notes
WAS lost 128-146. WAS shot 51% (49 of 96) to PHI's 56%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 20 times to PHI's 36. Kuzma led with 28 (12 of 20, 4 of 5 from three); Poole added 23, Avdija 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 22 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 120-98 against them. Kispert's -22 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Rozier at 22 and Hayward at 19 a game. Without Bridges (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Charlotte 123, Washington 119, Washington keeping it close.
11/10 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 128, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kuzma at 26 and Poole at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 128, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Rozier at 22 and Ball at 20 a game. Without Bridges (6 straight), Rozier (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-11 and the arc, Washington at 36 percent from three to Charlotte's 32. Call it Washington 124, Charlotte 121, Charlotte keeping it close.
11/12 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Claxton (8 straight), Simmons (2 straight), Clowney (9 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 25 and Poole at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 115 a night to Washington's 127. Call it Brooklyn 121, Washington 117, Washington keeping it close.
11/13 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Schröder at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (7 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Toronto 119, Washington 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAG A. Gill
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
DA D. Avdija
DG D. Gafford
DG D. Gallinari
DW D. Wright
EO E. Omoruyi
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
KK K. Kuzma
MM M. Muscala
RR R. Rollins
TJ T. Jones
PHIDH D. House Jr.
DM D. Melton
FK F. Korkmaz
JE J. Embiid
JS J. Springer
KM K. Martin
KO K. Oubre Jr.
MB M. Bamba
MM M. Morris Sr.
NB N. Batum
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
WAS/PHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Joel Embiid scores 48 points, 76ers beat Wizards 146-128 for 5th win in a row
PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid scored 29 of his season-high 48 points in the third quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to their fifth straight victory, 146-128 over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Philadelphia is unbeaten after a one-point loss at Milwaukee in its opener.
“It was good to get another win and get everyone out on the court,” Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said. “Now, we'll just keep on going and get back out on the court tomorrow.”
In the third quarter, Embiid was 10 for 10 from the floor and 9 for 9 from the foul to help the 76ers extend their lead to 120-98.
“That's pretty efficient,” Nurse deadpanned.
Embiid has scored 40 or more points 40 times in the regular season. He also had 11 rebounds and six assists while sitting out the fourth quarter for the second straight game.
“It was just taking advantage of what was available,” Embiid said. “We played a team. It looks like a lot of points, but a lot of it came just in the flow of the offense.”
"He's good at basketball,” said point guard Tyrese Maxey , who scored 22 points, had a career-high 11 assists and didn't record a turnover. “I tell people that he's ready to go now. He's four or five games in and he's finding his rhythm. He's hitting his (mid-range jumpers)and he's being aggressive.”
Tobias Harris had 18 and DeAnthony Melton a season-high 14 for the Sixers. Nicolas Baton, who was picked up as one of the pieces in the trade that sent James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers, scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting in his Sixers debut.
“I like to think that we've played aggressively and we're looking for opportunities early when we get the ball,” Nurse said.
Kyle Kuzma scored 28 points for Washington, and Jordan Poole had 23. The Wizards have lost four straight to fall to 1-5.
“We tried to show different coverages to a really good player and he finds ways to exploit them,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said.
Washington turned the ball over 19 times, many of which turned into transition points against an offense that moved quickly up the floor most of the night.
“I thought that our effort was good, but I thought that we had a lot of coverage mistakes,” Unseld said. “And against a really good team, they are going to make you pay for it.”
Philadelphia was 51 for 91 from the floor and 32 of 36 from the foul line.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Travel to Charlotte to begin a home-and-home against the Hornets on Wednesday night
76ers: Host Boston on Wednesday night in first meeting since the Celtics' win in Game 7 of last season's Eastern Conference semifinals.