76ers end 12-game skid by pummeling Wizards
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Jeff Dowtin Jr. scored a career-high 30 points and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 122-103 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
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Philadelphia has lost 12 straight games, while Washington has dropped three straight and six of the past seven.
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T he Atlanta Hawks are back in action tonight with playoff implications on the line. After a blowout 133-109 win in Brooklyn, the Hawks have set themselves up well for the upcomin
The Atlanta Hawks (38-42) will continue jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference standings when they go on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers (24-56) on Friday night. Atlanta holds a one-game lead over Chicago for eighth place with two games remaining in the regular season.
On March 29, Memphis Grizzlies team president Zach Kleiman fired head coach Taylor Jenkins after close to six years and two 50-plus win seasons, in the midst of a losing skid. Memphis has gone 2-3 under new head coach Tuomas Iisalo, as it grapples with the same injury issues that plagued Jenkins during much of the season's second half.
With an end to the season in sight, head coach Nick Nurse appears to already be looking ahead to the offseason. On Monday, Nurse shared the health of the team's stars, Joel Embiid and Paul George, are the big concerns the organization has this summer.
BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia looks to break its six-game home slide with a victory over Atlanta. The 76ers have gone 15-35 against Eastern Conference teams. Philadelphia averages 12.8 turnovers per game and is 17-30 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
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As if the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder don't have enough picks, they could snag Philadelphia's this year as well.
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