The Wizards outshot the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, but lost the game because of turnovers and the inability to grab defensive rebounds.
Philly finishing the night +6 on the offensive glass and +4 in turnovers got them the extra shots they needed to squeeze out a six-point win despite missing Joel Embiid, De’Anthony Melton, and Nicolas Batum. That’s three starters, including the clubhouse leader for NBA Most Valuable Player until the knee injury.
The Washington offense shot decently (58.2% effective field goal percentage) but squandered the advantage good shooting usually provides with sloppy turnovers. Still, they battled on defense and mounted a late comeback after falling behind by 15 in the third quarter and looking like they were cooked.