On January 18, Beijing time, the Wizards defeated Philadelphia at home with a score of 117-98 to win this game, and Philadelphia's two-game winning streak ended. In this game, Philadelphia's overall performance was not good, the team's form was not online, on the offensive end they could only rely on embiid and Maxi to play, and the other players did not perform well. The same was true on the defensive end, giving the Wizards plenty of easy scoring opportunities, which also led to the score being pulled apart quickly. By the end of the game, when the Wizards played a 20-7 offensive wave, the game had lost suspense. In the end, the Philadelphia team suffered a crushing defeat on the road and missed a three-game winning streak.
Embiid's performance in this game can be described as a best effort, he is one of the few players in the team to play well. Embiid on the court continued his previous good form, he started with 29 minutes and 18 seconds, 32 points and 8 rebounds on 10-of-20 shooting, it is worth mentioning that this is Embiid's 11th consecutive away game of the season to score 30+ points, and his personal performance is very eye-catching. At both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Embiid showed his dominance over the league's top interior line, and his personal performance was commendable.
Unfortunately, in addition to Embiid, only Maxi played normally, and he scored 18 points in this game, while other players, Harris scored 7 points on 3-of-11 and Kokmaz scored 3-of-10. Only Embiid and Maxi scored in double figures, and the other players scored in single digits, which was a poor overall performance, which also led to the team eventually losing the game away from home and unable to continue its winning streak.
On the Wizards side, the team played well in this campaign, although no one got a high score like Embiid, but they played very united, and the Wizards scored a total of 7 people in double figures, compared to Philadelphia's only Embiid and Maxi, the Wizards' overall performance was even better. While there is no absolute offensive strength, every Wizards player can complete the score, which makes it difficult for philadelphia to limit. The Wizards were able to win the game. It's more about relying on the overall excellent performance, and they played an excellent team performance in this campaign.
In this game, Kuzma was stable, with 15 points and 16 rebounds, plus 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. In the game, Kuzma had completed dunks twice when facing Embiid, the first of which successfully dunked Embiid, and the second dunk, Embiid, because he did not want to foul, he chose to take a step back and did not become Kuzma's background again. In this game, Kuzma's two dunks were stunning, which boosted the morale of the team. He was the wizards' best player in this game, and he was the biggest contributor to the team's ability to win this game.
Players such as Bill, Pope, Harrell, Yamura and Bryant also have a very good performance on the court, shooting efficiency on the offensive end is very high, and the pressure on the defensive end is also very strong. Against Philadelphia, who have been in good shape lately, the Wizards managed to win at home to keep their ranking in the top ten in the East.