The reigning MVP torches the Wizards for 48 points and 11 rebounds as Washington’s defense offers more of the same in a road loss.
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid looked to be moving in slow motion Monday. He took a stab step, retreated, then leaned his boulder-like shoulders to one side to initiate a leisurely roll around Daniel Gafford that deposited him directly under the hoop. It isn’t as though the 7-foot, 280-pound center has trouble picking up the pace or showing off his surprising quickness. He just didn’t need to against the Wizards late in the second quarter, when the game was already well in hand.
It was the second time already the Wizards have given up more than 140 points — the first came in their season-opening loss at Indiana.Kyle Kuzma chalked up the defensive woes to the team’s lack of attention to detail and knowledge about their opponents’ tendencies. Gafford said it’s more about the team holding each other responsible. There are roster limitations, too, of course — the Wizards don’t have many defensive-minded players.
“I thought our effort was good, it’s just that we made a lot of coverage mistakes,” Unseld said. “And with a team like this, a really talented team, they’re going to make you pay for it.”Washington, as it did in recent losses to Atlanta and Miami, started strong before its play fell off a cliff — the nosedive just happened earlier this time around.Gafford and Deni Avdija did well going up against Embiid to start.
Kuzma led five Wizards scorers in double figures with 28 points, six rebounds and four assists. Jordan Poole had 23 points and six assists, and Avdija had 16 points, five rebounds and six assists.
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