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Tobias Harris contributed 19 points and nine
rebounds for the top-seeded Sixers. Furkan Korkmaz added 13
points and Matisse Thybulle registered five blocked shots and
four steals off the bench. Seth Curry, however, limped to the
locker room with 6:09 remaining in the third quarter with an
ankle injury and didn't return.
Game 3 will be held Saturday at Washington.
Bradley Beal led the eighth-seeded Wizards with 33 points, while
Rui Hachimura and Daniel Gafford added 11 each. Less than two
minutes into the fourth, Russell Westbrook (10 points, 11
assists) appeared to injure his right ankle and was helped to
the locker room. Just as Westbrook went under the tunnel, a fan
appeared to drop popcorn on Westbrook and he had to be
restrained by Wizards personnel from confronting the fan.
Ish Smith chipped in with 10, but Davis Bertans went scoreless
and fouled out.
After the Sixers moved ahead 53-46, Beal made 1 of 2 free throws
to pull Washington within six with 4:30 left in the second.
Harris scored in the lane with 2:02 remaining for a 61-54 Sixers
advantage. Earlier in the quarter, Harris appeared to tweak his
left ankle, but he returned soon after.
The Sixers were led by Harris and Simmons with 16 points apiece
as they moved ahead 71-57 at halftime. They shot 62 percent from
the field.
Beal paced the Wizards with 24 by the half and 17 coming in the
second.
When Embiid dropped in his third 3-pointer, this time from the
top of the key with 6:57 left in the third, the Sixers extended
their advantage to 85-65.
The game became chippy early in the fourth after Bertans fouled
Dwight Howard. Westbrook and Howard had words and Howard was
given a technical foul.
Tyrese Maxey (10 points) gave the Sixers a spark as they pulled
ahead by 24, 107-83, with 7:58 to go in the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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