WASHINGTON — Joel Embiid clearly thought about attempting the potential game-tying three-pointer with less than a minute to play, but tried to drive to the bucket instead.
The NBA’s leading scorer got his shot blocked by Deni Avdija on the way, spoiling another dominant, 48-point effort as the Sixers saw their eight-game winning streak snapped in a 116-111 loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena.
The Sixers trailed by as many as 16 points against the Wizards, who entered Tuesday with 11 losses in their previous 13 games, and could not claw all the way back. They had multiple chances to tie or cut into an 111-108 deficit in the game’s final two minutes, but Embiid tripped and lost the ball out of bounds and De’Anthony Melton missed a contested transition layup before the All-NBA big man’s miss at the rim.
