Philadelphia 76ers at Washington Wizards

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Philadelphia 76ers

42-34, 21-17 Away

Final
153 - 131

Washington Wizards

17-59, 11-27 Home

Paul George scores 39 points in the 76ers' 153-131 win over the Wizards

Bilal Coulibaly somehow gets the and-1 to fall

Philadelphia moved into sixth place in the Eastern Conference, matching Toronto at 42-34 but holding the tiebreaker.

George played his fourth game following a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug rules, He was 15 of 22 from the field, made 6 of 12 3-pointers and had six assists and five rebounds.

Tyrese Maxey added 28 points and nine assists in his third game back from a finger injury, and rookie VJ Edgecombe had 23 points and 10 assists.

Philadelphia's starters combined to shoot 45 of 65 from the floor (69.2%) and helped score 47 third-quarter points, the second-most Washington allowed in any period this season.

Anthony Gill scored a career-best 21 points for the Wizards as they fell into last place in the NBA all alone after beginning the night tied with Indiana. Washington has lost four in a row and 20 of 21.

After a first half with five ties and four lead changes, the 76ers pulled away with a 24-4 run early in the third quarter.

Philadelphia topped 150 points for the second straight Wednesday after beating Chicago 157-137 at home a week ago. The 76ers swept the four-game season series and are 11-1 in their last 12 against Washington.

Up next 76ers: Host Minnesota on Friday night.

Wizards: At Miami on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

PHI wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	153 - 131
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	153 - 131
4th 1.3	shot clock turnover	153 - 131
4th 25.3	Sharife Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2	153 - 131
4th 25.3	Sharife Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2	153 - 130

Statistics

PHI		WSH
61-99	FG	50-96
62	Field Goal %	52
17-35	3PT	16-40
49	Three Point %	40
14-16	FT	15-17
88	Free Throw %	88
41	Rebounds	32
10	Offensive Rebounds	7
31	Defensive Rebounds	25
37	Assists	32
9	Steals	4
2	Blocks	3
10	Turnovers	11
1	Team Turnovers	1
11	Total Turnovers	12
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
12	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	26
26	Fast Break Points	8
76	Points in Paint	62
18	Fouls	14
24	Largest Lead	10
4	Lead Changes	4
80	Percent Led	15

Washington Wizards Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Tristan Vukcevic, F	Out	Nov 8
Reece Beekman, G	Out	Nov 2
Justin Champagnie, F	Out	Oct 28
Jamir Watkins, G	Out	Jul 30

Philadelphia 76ers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
LeBron James, F	Out	Nov 12
Dominick Barlow, F	Out	Nov 12
Adem Bona, C	Out	Nov 12
Ariel Hukporti, C	Out	Oct 6

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,956 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	10	2	.833	-	W5
Philadelphia	10	3	.769	0.5	W1
New York	6	5	.545	3.5	L1
Toronto	5	7	.417	5	L3
Brooklyn	3	8	.273	6.5	W1

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	5	L1	0.5833333	7
Miami	1.5	6	W2	0.45454547	5
Charlotte	2.5	7	W1	0.36363637	4
Orlando	2.5	7	W2	0.36363637	4
Washington	3	8	L5	0.33333334	4

Full Standings

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