At 7:00 p.m. ET at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the 76ers (3-1) will take on the winless Washington Wizards (0-3) in NBA action that can be live streamed by clicking this link. 76ers fans can check out the game on WPEN-FM, while Wizards fans may do the same on Sports Radio 106.7 The Fan.
Entering the year, it was the Wizards who were expected to play the part of fresh-faced, upstart contender in the Eastern Conference behind John Wall and Bradley Beal. Instead, they're 0-3 while baby-faced rookie point guard Michael Carter-Williams has the Sixers at 3-1.
Their hot start may have been halted in its tracks by Golden State, though, via 110-90 beatdown. Carter-Williams was 4-of-17 from the field and had his first terrible game as a pro. "He wants to attack bigs, it's his nature. I like it, but it becomes an education where you're going in against 7-foot-2," Sixers coach Brett Brown said. "He's going to have to get used to going at that size. It's just part of the process, it's part of his learning curve."
Brown also cautioned against judging his young team on any kind of streak. "The peaks and valleys of the NBA are dangerous," Brown said. "You're never as good as you think you were and you're not as bad as you think you are.
The Wizards hope that is true, after showing faint signs of life against the Miami Heat despite a 10-point loss. "I thought we battled well," Beal Beal said. "We still had a few breakdowns on defense. ... We just have to knock down shots and limit our turnovers as much as possible."
Head coach Randy Wittman concurred, telling reporters, "This is how we've got to play. Nobody wants to lose but I thought we took a good step in the right direction."
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