LOS ANGELES – Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid each scored 22 points as the Philadelphia 76ers seized a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series with a 120-95 rout of the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
Simmons had nine rebounds and eight assists and Embiid grabbed seven rebounds as the heavily-favored Sixers got contributions from a number of players including starting power forward Tobias Harris, who had 19 points and nine rebounds.
Harris was coming off a playoff career-high 37 points in a 125-118 win in game one.
The top-seeded 76ers now have a firm lead in the best-of-seven East series with game three scheduled for Saturday in Washington.
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