3 observations after Sixers reach 50 losses with defeat to cellar-dwelling Wizards  – NBC Sports Philadelphia

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The Sixers reached the 50-loss mark and dropped their sixth consecutive game Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center.

They fell to 23-50 on the season with a 119-114 defeat to the Wizards. Washington moved to 16-56. Both teams will obviously be hoping for the best on NBA draft lottery night.

The Sixers’ top scorers were Quentin Grimes (22 points) and Guerschon Yabusele (21 points).

Justin Edwards had 19 points, 10 rebounds and five steals.

Alex Sarr led the Wizards with 24 points. Justin Champagnie tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Both the Sixers and Wizards had a long list of sidelined players. Nine Sixers were out with injuries and Jalen Hood-Schifino missed the game because of an illness.

Tyrese Maxey (right finger sprain) and Kyle Lowry (right hip injury) worked out on the floor pregame. Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said that he expects a decision will come soon on the path forward with Joel Embiid’s season-ending left knee injury.

The Sixers will host the Heat on Saturday night. Here are observations on their loss to the Wizards: 

Wizards pile up the points  

Yabusele scored the night’s first hoop with a post-up bucket on fellow Frenchman Sarr. He continued getting up shots every time he could and posted the Sixers’ first nine points. 

Defensively, the Sixers were highly ineffective early in both half court and transition. 

Washington began 8 for 10 from three-point range. Even when Adem Bona rejected Jordan Poole’s layup attempt, the ball found Sarr’s shooting pocket and the No. 2 overall pick nailed a top-of-the-key jumper. Though the Sixers only committed one first-half turnover, the Wizards had almost no trouble generating good shots. 

Nurse burned his second timeout after a fast-break Champagnie layup put the Wizards up 16 points. The Sixers’ defense did not dramatically improve from there. Colby Jones capped the first quarter with a buzzer-beating three that gave Washington a 45-29 lead. 

Another NBA debut 

The Sixers used four men off the bench Wednesday in Jared Butler, Bona, Marcus Bagley and Phillip Wheeler.

That second unit was certainly…

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