Washington Wizards vs. 76ers at a glance
76ers vs. Washington Wizards at a glance
Teams: Wizards (33-25) vs. Sixers (12-45).
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Where: Wells Fargo Center.
Broadcasts: TV: Comcast SportsNet; RADIO: 97.5 FM.
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE: TWITTER – @SJNARD.
411 on Wizards: Washington has hit a rough spot, having lost five in a row and 10 of its last 12 games. The most recent loss was Wednesday's 97-77 loss to a Minnesota team battling the Sixers for the worst record in the NBA. The 77 points was a season-low for the Wizards.
PROBABLE STARTERS
SIXERS (12-45)
33 Robert Covington G 6-8 13.2 ppg. 4.7 rpg. 1.51 spg.
12 Luc Mbah a Moute F 6-8 10.0 ppg. 4.9 rpg.
4 Nerlens Noel C 6-11 8.5 ppg. 7.2 rpg.
23 Jason Richardson G 6-6, 10.0 ppg. 5.3 rpg.
0 Isaiah Canaan G 6-0 6.8 ppg. 1.5 apg.
Coach: Brett Brown (second season, 31-108)
Injury report: Tony Wroten (partially torn ACL in right knee, out) and Joel Embiid (right foot stress fracture, out).
WIZARDS (33-25)
22 Otto Porter F 6-9, 5.7 ppg., 2.8 rpg.
42 Nene Hilario F 6-11, 11.3 ppg., 5.1 rpg.
4 Marcin Gortat C 6-11, 11.8 ppg., 8.3 rpg.
2 John Wall G 6-4, 17.0 ppg., 10.1 apg.
17 Garrett Temple G 6-6, 4.0 ppg., 1.8 rpg.
Coach: Randy Wittman (fourth season, 124-147; overall 224-354)
Injury report: Bradley Beal (stress reaction lower right leg), Paul Pierce (bruised right knee) and Kris Humphries (hamstring) are all questionable.
THE SERIES
The Sixers lead the series, 174-112. The Sixers are 0-1 this year against the Wizards and have lost four in a row to Washington.
COMING UP:
Sunday: 6 p.m., at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Sixers vs. Indiana Pacers
Monday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Toronto Raptors at Sixers
Wednesday: 8 p.m. at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Sixers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Quick Hitters:
Nerlens Noel currently leads all rookies in steals with 1.60 spg and in blocks with 1.87 bpg
TheSixers have lost five in a row and eight of their last 10.
During Wednesday's loss at Milwaukee, the Sixers used their 26th different starting lineup of the season. Last year they used 20 different starting lineups.