Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Wizards
January 7, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The 76ers beat the Wizards 131-110 on 2026-01-07 at home. The 76ers started Paul George, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Dominick Barlow, and VJ Edgecombe. The Wizards started Justin Champagnie, Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, and Tre Johnson. Alex Sarr (Wizards) scored 20 points (9/18) in his matchups, with Joel Embiid as his primary defender. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 24 points (9/16) in his matchups, with Bilal Coulibaly as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
131
Did not play: Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision)
WAS
Washington Wizards
110
Did not play: Corey Kispert (DND - Injury/Illness), Khris Middleton (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Paul George · Joel Embiid · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe Starter 17.6 min
- Paul George · Andre Drummond · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · VJ Edgecombe 8.4 min
- Paul George · Quentin Grimes · Jabari Walker · Adem Bona · VJ Edgecombe 3.5 min
- Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow 3.0 min
- Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · Adem Bona · Jared McCain 2.9 min
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Justin Champagnie · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington · Tre Johnson Starter 16.7 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Anthony Gill · Malaki Branham · AJ Johnson · Tre Johnson 5.3 min
- Anthony Gill · Malaki Branham · Tristan Vukčević · Bub Carrington · AJ Johnson 4.8 min
- Malaki Branham · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington · Tre Johnson 4.1 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Justin Champagnie · Malaki Branham · Bilal Coulibaly · Bub Carrington 3.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
76ers defense
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Alex Sarr 20 pts (9/18) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Joel Embiid (46 %, 17 pts) · Dominick Barlow (14 %, 0 pts) · Andre Drummond (14 %, 1 pts)
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Tre Johnson 12 pts (5/10) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: VJ Edgecombe (58 %, 2 pts) · Quentin Grimes (10 %, 2 pts) · Paul George (9 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| VJ Edgecombe | Tre Johnson: 33 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Bub Carrington: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Paul George | Bub Carrington: 22 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · Malaki Branham: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Tyrese Maxey | Bilal Coulibaly: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Bub Carrington: 11 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Joel Embiid | Alex Sarr: 26 poss., 17 pts (8/11) · Justin Champagnie: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Quentin Grimes | Bub Carrington: 16 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · AJ Johnson: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Dominick Barlow | Justin Champagnie: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Alex Sarr: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | Anthony Gill: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Malaki Branham: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Andre Drummond | Marvin Bagley III: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Alex Sarr: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Jared McCain | Malaki Branham: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · AJ Johnson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Adem Bona | Marvin Bagley III: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tristan Vukcevic: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Justin Edwards | Bub Carrington: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · AJ Johnson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trendon Watford | Anthony Gill: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tristan Vukcevic: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jabari Walker | Anthony Gill: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marvin Bagley III: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Wizards defense
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Joel Embiid 24 pts (9/16) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Bilal Coulibaly (42 %, 11 pts) · Alex Sarr (20 %, 8 pts) · Justin Champagnie (13 %, 2 pts)
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Tyrese Maxey 5 pts (2/6) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Justin Champagnie (32 %, 2 pts) · Malaki Branham (16 %, 0 pts) · Bilal Coulibaly (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | Paul George: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quentin Grimes: 14 poss., 12 pts (3/3) |
| Malaki Branham | Jared McCain: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Paul George: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Bilal Coulibaly | Joel Embiid: 22 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Paul George: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alex Sarr | Dominick Barlow: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Joel Embiid: 10 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Tre Johnson | VJ Edgecombe: 27 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Quentin Grimes: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Justin Champagnie | Tyrese Maxey: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · VJ Edgecombe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| AJ Johnson | Quentin Grimes: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Anthony Gill | Kelly Oubre Jr.: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Trendon Watford: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Adem Bona: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andre Drummond: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Andre Drummond: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Adem Bona: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |