The Washington Wizards lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 121-102 on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Let’s say that the Sixers’ three point shooting was one of the major reasons why Washington gave this game away. The Wizards shot 9-of-36 from the three point line while the Sixers went 17-of-40 themselves. In addition, Philadelphia scored 28 points off of Washington’s 15 turnovers. Meanwhile, the Wizards only scored 9 points off the Sixers’ 11 turnovers. Things like this ultimately make a game’s outcome a blowout loss like this.
Tyrese Maxey scored 35 points to lead the Sixers where he shot 13-of-26 from the field. For the Wizards, seven players scored in double figures with Justin Champagnie, Marvin Bagley and Will Riley all scoring 13 points each.
The Wizards’ next game is on Thursday when they host the Boston Celtics. Tip of is at 7 p.m. ET. See you then.