Jordan Poole led Washington with 23 points. "He was just going out there effortlessly shooting the ball and scoring." "It was quite 50," teammate De'Anthony Melton added. "He should have had 60," Maxey joked about Embiid's night. Tyrese Maxey added 26 points and also had seven assists. "But they made passes, they made the right plays every single time and I just finished them." "Sometimes your team needs you to be a playmaker, sometimes they need you to score and I felt like it was one of those nights where I had to be aggressive and get it going," Embiid said. He also had seven assists and six turnovers in just over 38 minutes after returning from a two-game absence with an illness. The reigning NBA MVP was 19 of 24 from the field, making a 3-pointer on two attempts, and hit 11 of 13 free throws. WASHINGTON - Joel Embiid scored a season-high 50 points and had 13 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 131-126 on Wednesday night.Įmbiid reached 50 points for the sixth time in his career. Joel Embiid scores season-high 50 points, 76ers beat Wizards, 131-126 Roscoe “Sarge” Johnson’s 360 backboard shattering dunk in a Wizards game was shown on ESPN’s dunks of the week online and has had over a hundred thousand views.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Add in veteran Leon “Space Jam” Sewell along with rookie sensation Jordan “Flight” Southerland who both competed in the Sprite Slam Dunk contest during the 2015 NBA All-Star week in New York. The roster features Lemarvon “Showtime” Jackson, the Wizards training camp slam-dunk champion. The slams come at rapid fire pace in the Wizards show. Add in James “The Roadrunner” Tyndal who is fast enough to dribble thru New York City traffic, and Devon “Livewire” Curry who led his team to become the FIBA 3 on 3 US championship. The star-studded, experienced roster includes Arnold “A-Train” Bernard, an accomplished trickster and a veteran of 7 years with the Globetrotters. The Wizards have three units that crisscross the USA, with Eric “Broadway” Jones, and Dwayne “Swoop” Simpson, both former Globetrotter showmen, as well as the dynamic duo of David “DP” Paul and “King Arthur” Lewis a former Academic All-American at Bowie State University. The Wizards roster is full of amazing hoop talent. The comedy, the audience participation, the spontaneity delivered as a world class show, in an intimate and community setting adds up to a night to be experienced and treasured. For others it’s the humor and seeing the teachers being good sports and having fun on the court with the Wizards. What makes a Wizards show “awe-inspiring” or as the kids and teens say, “off the hizzle?” Some say it’s the oohs and aahs created by the thunderous, sky-high slams. The Wizards are a show basketball entity delivering wildly successful fundraiser events for schools and nonprofits, last season alone playing in over 450 communities across the USA, while raising more than $3 million for schools and non-profits. In 1962, New York sports promoter Howie Davis first envisioned a show and organization that would put a different spin on show basketball.
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