If you commit turnovers in the NBA, you won’t win many games. That’s how it is in this league. For the Philadelphia 76ers, they committed 21 turnovers to the Washington Wizards on the road and it ended in a 119-113 loss on Thursday night.
All-Star leaders Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons combined to commit 15 of those turnovers, eight from Embiid and seven from Simmons, and it hindered any type of comeback attempt the Sixers tried to put on.
“We’re just not taking care of the ball,” Simmons said. “Charges, travels, they had a few steals on us. We just didn’t take care of the ball.”
Could the Sixers have come in and underestimated the Wizards? Especially after two days off?
“I just think we came in too relaxed,” the All-Star point guard added. “We didn’t take care of the ball, we waited too long down the stretch to try and get the game back.”
Embiid, on the other hand, had 26 points and 21 rebounds, but it was overshadowed by the fact that he committed the eight turnovers.
“There’s always two or three guys on me every time I have the ball so I know it’s coming,” said the big man. “I’ve got to make sure to take my time and make the right play.”
Philadelphia will look to regroup on Saturday when they begin a home back-to-back with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [lawrence-related id=20699,20669,20661]