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National Basketball Association
Washington 123, Philadelphia 106
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #63 Derek Richardson, #15 Zach Zarba, #32 Marat Kogut
Attendance: 18039

Bradley Beal scored 34 points, Otto Porter Jr. added 23 off the bench and the Washington Wizards defeated the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 123-106 on Wednesday night.

The Wizards earned a split of the home-and-home set after the 76ers routed visiting Washington 132-115 one day earlier.

Washington has won four of six.

Beal, who shot 13 of 21 from the field, scored 14 straight Wizards points in the fourth quarter.

Joel Embiid had 35 points and 14 rebounds for the 76ers, who had won four straight. Philadelphia has dropped nine straight games at Washington.

Ben Simmons added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Jimmy Butler scored 23 points.

Porter outscored the 76ers reserves, who combined for 12 points.

The Wizards hit 13 of 27 3-point attempts (including 6 of 11 by Beal), while the 76ers hit 8 of 27.

Philadelphia was without JJ Redick, and Markieff Morris was out for Washington.

Washington pulled away when it opened the second quarter with a 16-2 run to grab a 41-22 lead.

The 76ers got within 12 on Simmons' basket with 3:20 left in the half, but Jeff Green answered with a 3-pointer and the Wizards led by 15 at halftime.

Beal scored 18 points in the half and Porter added 15.

Embiid scored 17 for Philadelphia.

The Wizards took their largest lead of the game, 88-62, on Trevor Ariza's layup with 3:53 left in the third quarter, but the 76ers closed the quarter with a 10-2 run and Butler's layup made it 92-75 entering the fourth quarter.

Porter scored four consecutive points on a pair of jump shots to push the Washington lead to 100-81 with 9:31 remaining, but the 76ers rallied. Butler's two free throws pulled the 76ers within 102-90 before Beal answered with six straight points to seal the win.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Washington
Joel Embiid 35 Scoring Bradley Beal 34
Ben Simmons 8 Assists Tomas Satoransky 11
Joel Embiid 14 Rebounds Ian Mahinmi 8
Joel Embiid 12 Free Throws Made Otto Porter Jr. 6
Jonah Bolden 2 Steals Ian Mahinmi 5
Joel Embiid 3 Blocks Bradley Beal 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 106 43.0 8-27 24-31 23 46 3 12 24
Washington 123 54.0 13-27 16-21 26 39 2 16 19
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Wizards have a W/L % of .353 after a win and .440 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The 76ers have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .800 after a loss.