Wizards 90, 76ers 87: John Wall scored 16 points — including the last six of the game — and Emeka Okafor added 12 points and 16 rebounds as host Washington rallied to send Philadelphia to its 10th straight road loss.
The Wizards trailed 87-84 after Thaddeus Young's jumper with 2:10 left, but Wall knocked down an 18-footer to cut into the lead, hit a pair of free throws to put Washington ahead and buried another jumper with 4.4 seconds left to help seal it. Philadelphia's Dorell Wright missed a 3-pointer for the tie at the buzzer.
Martell Webster also scored 16 points and Nene had 15 points and nine rebounds for Washington. Wright scored 15 points off the bench and Jrue Holiday, Spencer Hawes and Young each scored 14 for Philadelphia.
It was tight throughout the first half, as the Wizards took a 50-49 lead into halftime. The lead changed hands four more times early in the third quarter before a Bradley Beal 3-pointer and a Wall layup put Washington ahead 62-57.
Washington's lead was as large as 10 in the third quarter and eight in the fourth before the Sixers stormed back. Holiday grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a 3-pointer from the corner to cap a 9-0 run that put Philadelphia ahead 83-82 with 4:26 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Beal rolled his left ankle after landing awkwardly with 2:08 left. He had to be carried to the locker room and did not return. Beal scored 14 points. … Hawes also had 11 rebounds and Evan Turner had 11 points and 10 boards for Philadelphia. … The Sixers have lost 10 straight on the road for the first time since Nov. 17-Dec. 16, 2006. They've dropped 19 of their past 22 road contests.
Philadelphia | Washington | |
Dorell Wright 15 | Scoring | John Wall 16 |
Jrue Holiday 6 | Assists | John Wall 6 |
Spencer Hawes 11 | Rebounds | Emeka Okafor 16 |
Jrue Holiday 4 | Free Throws Made | Martell Webster 5 |
Thaddeus Young 3 | Steals | Nene 1 |
Spencer Hawes 1 | Blocks | Bradley Beal 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Philadelphia | 87 | 38.8 | 6-19 | 15-20 | 20 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Washington | 90 | 42.5 | 6-15 | 16-21 | 23 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 16 |