On Monday night, the Philadelphia 76ers took down the Washington Wizards, 146-128, on their way to their fifth straight win.
While Joel Embiid had a big night from the field, scoring 48 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds for his team, Tobias Harris also found great success from the field, dropping 18 points and making one steal.
The Wizards on the other hand had their moments, nearly making it a single digit difference in the middle of the third, thanks in large part to big performances from Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma, who would combine for 41 points.
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."
Nicolas Baton, who was picked up as one of the pieces in the trade that sent James Harden to the LA Clippers, scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting in his Sixers debut.
Kyle Kuzma scored 28 points for Washington, and Jordan Poole had 23. The Wizards have lost four straight to fall to 1-5.
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.
Philadelphia 51 for 91 from the floor and 32 of 36 from the foul line.
"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.
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