The Philadelphia 76ers dropped a gut-wrenching season opener by one point on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Philadelphia hasn’t lost since.
The Sixers will try to land their fifth consecutive victory when they host the Washington Wizards on Monday.
Following the blockbuster trade of James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Sixers have been moving the ball much more than in Harden’s ball-dominant style.
The Sixers defeated the Phoenix Suns 112-100 on Saturday as Joel Embiid led the way with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 25 points and Tyrese Maxey contributed 22 points and 10 assists.
The addition of Oubre has been immense to ease the loss of Harden.
Robert Covington, one of the players the Sixers received in the Harden deal, scored only two points but made a huge impact defensively against the Suns.
The Wizards will look to get back in the win column when they battle the Sixers.
In the Wizards’ last game, a 121-114 loss to the Miami Heat in the opening round of the in-season tournament on Friday, Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points, Jordan Poole added 19 and Deni Avdija had 14.
The Wizards have won just one game in five tries thus far.
The Wizards shot 56.8 percent from the field. They just were unable to slow down the Heat on the other end of the floor, especially in the third quarter.
The Wizards played without Corey Kispert, who sprained his left ankle last Wednesday. Kispert’s status is unclear for the matchup against the Sixers.
As a whole, the Wizards don’t appear to be in sync. The losses are piling up and the players are already getting frustrated.
