The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to complete their first playoff sweep since 1985, but a closeout game is always the toughest. The Washington Wizards are also led by a former MVP in Russell Westbrook and an elite scorer in Bradley Beal. They were not just going to lie down.
On top of that, the Sixers lost Joel Embiid to an injury and they also were dealing with foul trouble to Ben Simmons. All of that called for a tough 122-114 loss as the Wizards forced a Game 5 back in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Tobias Harris led the Sixers with 21 points and 13 rebounds with five assists, Tyrese Maxey had 15 off the bench, George Hill had 14, Danny Green had 11, Simmons had 13 and 11 rebounds, Seth curry had 10, and Furkan Korkmaz had seven.
Here are the observations following a tough loss: