"Following a 103-83 loss to Philadelphia that was more lopsided than the score would indicate, the Washington Wizards had no trouble articulating the reasons why this particular matchup confounds them to no end.

"They just force us to play bad basketball really," said Wizards backup guard Jordan Crawford, who scored a team-high 17 points, including 13 in the second half.

"I just think they do a good job of forcing us to play one-on-one basketball," point guard John Wall said."