Daily News | Sixers lose to Wizards, 116-111, as Joel Embiid’s 48 points are not enough
WASHINGTON — Joel Embiid clearly thought about attempting the potential game-tying three-pointer with less than a minute to play, but tried to drive to the bucket instead.
The Sixers trailed by as many as 16 points against the Wizards, who entered Tuesday with 11 losses in their previous 13 games, and could not claw all the way back. They had multiple chances to tie or cut into an 111-108 deficit in the game’s final two minutes, but Embiid tripped and lost the ball out of bounds and De’Anthony Melton missed a contested transition layup before the All-NBA big man’s miss at the rim.
It was another gaudy stat line for Embiid, who also finished with nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals. He accounted for 16 of the Sixers’ first 23 points, then finished the first half with 26 on 10-of-15 shooting. After missing his first four shots of the second half, he scored 10 points during that third-quarter surge to briefly make it a game.
The Wizards first built that advantage with a 22-9 run during the non-Embiid minutes that overlapped the first and second quarters. Even after Embiid returned, Washington extended its lead to 64-49 on a Monte Morris finish with about two minutes to play.Washington shot 55.8% in the first half, with 17 points from Bradley Beal, 14 from Kristaps Porzingis and 10 from Rui Hachimura. The Sixers, meanwhile, made just two of their 16 three-point attempts before the break.
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