Philadelphia 76ers at Washington Wizards 1/17/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Eastern Conference foes will square off on Monday afternoon, when the Philadelphia 76ers invade the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Wizards. The 76ers (25-17) have won nine of their last ten games and trail Chicago by 2.5 games for the next record in the East. On Saturday, Philadelphia outscored Miami by 18 points during the second half to rally for a 109-98 road victory.

All-Star C Joel Embiid poured in a game-high 32 points on 12-for-22 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds. Seth Curry contributed 21 points, five rebounds, and five assists for the 76ers.

The Washington Wizards have won 12 of their first 20 home games and are tied with New York for ninth place in the conference standings. On Saturday, Washington trailed by 11 points at halftime and had their rally fall short during a 115-110 home loss versus Portland. The Wizards (22-21) turned the ball over 20 times and shot 43 percent from the field in defeat.

Spencer Dinwiddie led five Washington players in double figures with 27 points (9-18 FG) and seven assists. Kyle Kuzma added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards.