Game ID: 22401053
Washington Wizards @ Philadelphia 76ers
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 29 29 27 29 114WAS 45 22 30 22 119
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 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 8 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 16 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Okeke back 3/16 after 15, 17 min since (68% of 24)
NEW Butler 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Brissett 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Council IV 17 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Dowtin Jr. 15 to 26 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 9 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 4 since 3/14, returns tonight: 11 min (46% of 24)
OUT Drummond missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 17 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 3 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Okeke back 3/16 after 15, 23 min since (96% of 24)
NEW Butler 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Dowtin Jr. 15 to 26 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 10 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 18 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 4 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 3/19, returns tonight: 26 min (171% of 15)
BACK Okeke back 3/16 after 15, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Walker IV back 3/21 after 4, 11 min since (46% of 24)
NEW Edwards 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Butler 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/24 · back-to-backOUT Maxey missed 11 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 6 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 6 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 19 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 5 since 3/16, returns tonight: 19 min (123% of 16)
BACK Okeke back 3/16 after 15, 27 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Walker IV back 3/21 after 4, 11 min since (46% of 24)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 3/23 after 2, 26 min since (171% of 15)
NEW Edwards 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 12 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 7 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 7 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 20 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Bona back 3/24 after 5, 19 min since (123% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 3/23 after 2, 24 min since (158% of 15)
NEW Edwards 26 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Okeke 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT Maxey missed 13 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 8 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 3 since 3/23, returns tonight: 20 min (86% of 24)
OUT Drummond missed 8 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 21 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Reese missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Bona back 3/24 after 5, 21 min since (134% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 3/23 after 2, 25 min since (167% of 15)
NEW Edwards 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Okeke 24 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Council IV 17 to 27 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Maxey missed 14 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 9 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 9 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 22 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Reese missed 3 since 3/24, returns tonight: 21 min (138% of 15)
BACK Walker IV back 3/21 after 4, 16 min since (66% of 24)
BACK Bona back 3/24 after 5, 24 min since (153% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 3/23 after 2, 25 min since (167% of 15)
NEW Edwards 26 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Okeke 24 to 33 min over the last 3
NEW Council IV 17 to 27 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 15 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 10 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 10 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 23 since 2/11, returns tonight: 16 min (86% of 19)
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Walker IV back 3/29 after 3, 28 min since (119% of 24)
BACK Bona back 3/24 after 5, 25 min since (158% of 16)
BACK Reese back 3/30 after 3, 21 min since (138% of 15)
NEW Edwards 26 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 29 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 16 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 11 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Yabusele missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 35 min (130% of 27)
OUT Drummond missed 11 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Walker IV back 3/29 after 3, 30 min since (126% of 24)
BACK Lowry back 4/01 after 23, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Bona back 3/24 after 5, 26 min since (167% of 16)
BACK Reese back 3/30 after 3, 19 min since (122% of 15)
NEW Edwards 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 30 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 4 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 13 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Thor missed 4 since 3/11, returns tonight: 30 min (162% of 19)
OUT Smart missed 2 since 3/15, returns tonight: 14 min (73% of 19)
BACK Johnson back 3/10 after 2, 25 min since (94% of 27)
BACK Jones back 3/11 after 11, 14 min since (53% of 26)
BACK Martin back 3/10 after 10, 13 min since (72% of 18)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/17 after 3, 24 min since (166% of 15)
NEW Champagnie 22 to 29 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 5 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 14 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/15 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Jones back 3/11 after 11, 18 min since (70% of 26)
BACK Thor back 3/19 after 4, 30 min since (162% of 19)
BACK Smart back 3/19 after 2, 14 min since (73% of 19)
BACK Martin back 3/17 after 2, 30 min since (165% of 18)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/17 after 3, 23 min since (155% of 15)
NEW Champagnie 22 to 30 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 3/22 · back-to-backOUT Coulibaly missed 6 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 15 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 3/17, returns tonight: 17 min (100% of 17)
BACK Johnson back 3/15 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
BACK Jones back 3/17 after 2, 19 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Thor back 3/19 after 4, 18 min since (98% of 19)
BACK Smart back 3/19 after 2, 14 min since (73% of 19)
BACK Martin back 3/17 after 2, 30 min since (165% of 18)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/17 after 3, 22 min since (151% of 15)
NEW Champagnie 22 to 30 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 7 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 16 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/15 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Jones back 3/17 after 2, 17 min since (68% of 26)
BACK Thor back 3/19 after 4, 18 min since (98% of 19)
BACK Smart back 3/19 after 2, 19 min since (100% of 19)
BACK Martin back 3/17 after 2, 21 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Holmes back 3/22 after 3, 17 min since (100% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/17 after 3, 17 min since (120% of 15)
NEW Champagnie 22 to 27 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 8 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 17 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Jones back 3/17 after 2, 19 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Thor back 3/19 after 4, 18 min since (94% of 19)
BACK Smart back 3/19 after 2, 17 min since (89% of 19)
BACK Martin back 3/17 after 2, 17 min since (93% of 18)
BACK Holmes back 3/22 after 3, 17 min since (100% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/17 after 3, 19 min since (128% of 15)
WAS availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Coulibaly missed 9 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 18 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 3/24, returns tonight: 13 min (77% of 17)
BACK Thor back 3/19 after 4, 18 min since (98% of 19)
BACK Smart back 3/19 after 2, 17 min since (89% of 19)
WAS availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 10 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT George missed 2 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 19 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Smart missed 2 since 3/26, returns tonight: 8 min (40% of 19)
BACK Holmes back 3/22 after 3, 15 min since (89% of 17)
WAS availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 11 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT George missed 3 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 20 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Smart back 3/29 after 2, 8 min since (40% of 19)
BACK Holmes back 3/22 after 3, 15 min since (89% of 17)
WAS availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 12 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT George missed 4 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 21 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Smart back 3/29 after 2, 14 min since (74% of 19)
BACK Holmes back 3/27 after 2, 14 min since (83% of 17)
NEW Johnson 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 15 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 130, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Grimes at 31 and Edwards at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Maxey (12 straight), Oubre Jr. (7 straight), Walker IV (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sarr at 17 and Poole at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Coulibaly (8 straight), Brogdon (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Washington allowing 119 a night to Philadelphia's 130 and the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Washington's 32. Call it Philadelphia 117, Washington 114, Washington keeping it close.
3/19 @ OKC 100-133 — PHI notes
PHI lost 100-133. PHI shot 37% (35 of 95) to OKC's 52%, 18 of 57 from three. The glass went 41-55 against them. Grimes led with 28 (10 of 21, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Edwards added 19, Okeke 14. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 16 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 105-70 against them. Reese's -30 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 @ SAS 120-128 — PHI notes
PHI lost 120-128. PHI shot 57% (46 of 81) to SAS's 53%, 14 of 37 from three. Edwards led with 25 (9 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Grimes added 25, Yabusele 23. Q3 was theirs, 43-27, turning a 12-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-77 against them. Okeke's -10 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 @ ATL 119-132 — PHI notes
PHI lost 119-132. PHI shot 44% (40 of 91) to ATL's 55%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ATL's 22 — 28 points from the stripe to their 19. Grimes led with 26 (7 of 18, 3 of 10 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Edwards added 22, Dowtin Jr. 17. Q4 was theirs, 37-27, the deficit cut from 23 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 105-82 against them. Yabusele's -18 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 @ NOP 99-112 — PHI notes
PHI lost 99-112. PHI shot 39% (34 of 87) to NOP's 49%, 14 of 42 from three, and went to the line 19 times to NOP's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. PHI turned it over 11 times to NOP's 16. The glass went 37-51 against them. Edwards led with 19 (6 of 18, 5 of 9 from three); Butler added 19, Okeke 12. Q4 was theirs, 24-22, the deficit cut from 15 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 90-75 against them. Hood-Schifino's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 vs WAS 114-119 — PHI notes
PHI lost 114-119. PHI shot 43% (42 of 98) to WAS's 51%, 14 of 46 from three, and went to the line 20 times to WAS's 12 — 16 points from the stripe to their 5. PHI turned it over 4 times to WAS's 10. Grimes led with 22 (6 of 16, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Yabusele added 21, Edwards 19. Q2 was theirs, 29-22, the deficit cut from 16 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 97-85 against them. Grimes's -17 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Edwards at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Maxey (13 straight), Oubre Jr. (8 straight), Walker IV (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wiggins at 24 and Herro at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Rozier (5 straight), Jović (18 straight), Robinson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 47 percent from three to Philadelphia's 33 and the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 125. Call it Miami 115, Philadelphia 110.
3/30 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Edwards at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (14 straight), Oubre Jr. (9 straight), Lowry (22 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poeltl at 21 and Quickley at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Castleton (2 straight), Rhoden (8 straight), Boucher (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Toronto allowing 105 a night to Philadelphia's 122. Call it Toronto 114, Philadelphia 110, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/01 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 29 and Bridges at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Brunson (12 straight), McBride (5 straight), Tucker (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 21 and Edwards at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (15 straight), Oubre Jr. (10 straight), Lowry (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Philadelphia's 122. Call it New York 119, Philadelphia 108, New York by 11.
4/03 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grimes at 21 and Walker IV at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (16 straight), Oubre Jr. (11 straight), Yabusele (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lopez at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Lillard (7 straight), Portis (22 straight), Green (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 116 a night to Milwaukee's 124. Call it Milwaukee 115, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/19 @ UTA 112-128 — WAS notes
WAS lost 112-128. WAS shot 46% (43 of 93) to UTA's 56%, 12 of 45 from three. Jones led with 24 (9 of 11, 4 of 4 from three); Sarr added 22, Vukcevic 17. Q1 was theirs, 35-31, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. They led by as many as 11. Thor's -20 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 vs ORL 105-120 — WAS notes
WAS lost 105-120. WAS shot 43% (37 of 87) to ORL's 48%, 17 of 39 from three, and went to the line 19 times to ORL's 13 — 14 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 41-55 against them. Sarr led with 19 (7 of 15, 3 of 6 from three); Poole added 18, Vukcevic 17. Q4 was theirs, 34-18, the deficit cut from 31 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 102-71 against them. George's -25 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 @ NYK 103-122 — WAS notes
WAS lost 103-122. WAS shot 44% (39 of 88) to NYK's 48%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 19 times to NYK's 27. WAS turned it over 20 times to NYK's 14, and NYK turned those into 13 steals. Poole led with 25 (9 of 17, 3 of 9 from three); Smart added 17, George 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-26, the deficit cut from 25 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 96-68 against them. Carrington's -29 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 vs TOR 104-112 — WAS notes
WAS lost 104-112. WAS shot 40% (35 of 87) to TOR's 41%, 11 of 37 from three, and went to the line 34 times to TOR's 27 — 23 points from the stripe to their 20. WAS turned it over 17 times to TOR's 12, and TOR turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 48-60 against them. Poole led with 23 (8 of 13, 5 of 9 from three); Johnson added 17, Sarr 16. Q1 was theirs, 32-28, but the other 3 periods went 84-72 against them. Vukcevic's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 @ PHI 119-114 — WAS notes
WAS won 119-114. WAS shot 51% (48 of 95) to PHI's 43%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 12 times to PHI's 20. WAS turned it over 10 times to PHI's 4. Sarr led with 24 (10 of 17, 4 of 7 from three); Poole added 18, Champagnie 18. The hinge was Q1, 45-29: from level to 16 ahead. Poole was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/27 vs IND — 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 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sarr at 18 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Coulibaly (9 straight), Brogdon (18 straight), Holmes (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mathurin at 20 and Haliburton at 19 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (66 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-7 and the defense, Indiana allowing 111 a night to Washington's 119. Call it Indiana 117, Washington 112.
3/29 vs BKN — 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 108 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Sarr at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Coulibaly (10 straight), George (2 straight), Brogdon (19 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 116, shooting 40 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 16 and Watford at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 29 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 116 a night to Washington's 126. Call it Washington 113, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/31 vs MIA — 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 109 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 19 and Sarr at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Coulibaly (11 straight), George (3 straight), Brogdon (20 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 100, shooting 53 percent and 50 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Wiggins at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Jović (19 straight), Robinson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 50 percent from three to Washington's 33 and the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Miami 117, Washington 108.
4/02 vs SAC — 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 108 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Sarr at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Coulibaly (12 straight), George (4 straight), Brogdon (21 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 21 and LaVine at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-12 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 115 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Sacramento 115, Washington 113, Washington keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAJ A. Johnson
AS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
CJ C. Jones
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. Martin
JP J. Poole
JT J. Thor
TV T. Vukcevic
PHIAB A. Bona
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Butler
JD J. Dowtin Jr.
JE J. Edwards
MB M. Bagley
PW P. Wheeler
QG Q. Grimes
RC R. Council IV
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
Wizards use a big opening quarter to never trail in 119-114 victory over 76ers
PHILADELPHIA -- — Alex Sarr scored 24 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 119-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night that snapped a five-game skid.
Justin Champagnie added 18 points while shooting 4 for 6 from 3-point range and had 10 rebounds for the Wizards, who won for the third time in their last 10 games.
Quentin Grimes scored 22 points for the 76ers, who dropped their sixth straight. Guerschon Yabusele added 21 points and eight rebounds.
Champagnie scored 16 points in the first half for the Wizards, who led 67-58 at halftime.
Washington went on an 11-0 run in the third quarter to extend its lead to 89-71 with 2:48 left in the period. Tristan Vukcevic scored a team-high 11 second-half points as the Wizards were outscored by four points over the final two quarters, but still held on to win.
Takeaways Wizards: Sarr, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft, has now scored at least 19 points in six of his last eight games.
76ers: One encouraging sign for Philadelphia was the continued production from Grimes, who has scored at least 22 points in nine straight games. His 22-point performance Wednesday was actually his lowest total since March 6, when he had six points in a 123-105 loss at Boston.
Key moment Champagnie, Sarr and Jordan Poole sank 3-pointers during a 10-0 run in the opening minutes that gave Washington a 10-2 lead it wouldn’t relinquish. The Wizards led 45-29 by the end of the first quarter. It was the most points allowed by the 76ers in the opening quarter this season.
Key stat The Wizards outscored the 76ers by 12 points on 3-pointers, making 18 compared to 14 for the 76ers. Nine of those for Washington came in the first quarter, the most for the Wizards in any quarter this season.
Up next Wizards: Begin a five-game homestand Thursday against Indiana.
76ers: Host the Miami Heat on Saturday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .