The Philadelphia 76ers went into Capitol One arena on the second night of a back-to-back and showed one of the most impressive efforts in recent years, coming back from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Ultimately securing the victory and advancing to 4-0 on the season, let's take a look at how they got there. 

First quarter

Tyrese Maxey continued to set the tone on offense, hitting three of his first four three-pointers during the first six minutes, his third being an and-one that led to an early Wizards timeout. Embiid also added to the scoring barrage with eight points of his own . 

Washington responded with an 11-2 run to take a 29-26 lead through nine minutes, forcing head coach Nick Nurse to use his first timeout. Wizards' big Alexandre Sarr led the charge with 13 points in the first quarter. 

The Wizards sustained their offense through the end of the quarter and were able to force five 76er turnovers. Washington held a 40-32 lead through one. 

Second Quarter

Embiid came out aggressive to start the second, scoring a quick six points. Another fast four points from Jabari Walker led to a 10-2 run and forced another Washington timeout. Embiid finished the first half with 18 points, but Philadelphia found themselves down 72-68 going into the break. 

Third Quarter

Philadelphia's defense did not show up to begin the second half as Wizards' small forward Kyshawn George picked up where he left off in the first half. George connected on a three and two more baskets to help extend the Washington lead to 19. 

Embiid was able to keep the game within striking distance with seven points before being moved to the bench, but still stared a double-digit deficit in the face as Washington maintained a 16-point lead heading into the fourth. 

Fourth Quarter

The Sixers finally brought the game within nine points after Embiid played more extended minutes than his usual cutoff. The former MVP was using his gravity to create opportunities for Maxey and Quinten Grimes, along with a block on Marvin Bagley III.

Embiid had a team-high =/- of +9 when he exited the game. He was pulled at 23 minutes and finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. 

A three-minute field goal dry spell in the fourth didn't leave the Sixers hopeless. A late surge led by Grimes and Maxey generated 14-4 Philadelphia run to cut the lead to three for Washington. 

After a game-tying three by Grimes, C.J. McCollum seemed to have taken the lead right back with a driving layup, but Adem Bona's shot rejection was ruled a block instead of a goaltending after review. Khris Middleton's game-winner could not fall, and the game was heading to overtime at 126-126.

Overtime

After falling behind early in the overtime period, a late surge of Maxey and Bona's first points of the game put Philadelphia in front 132-131. Bona's impact in overtime can't be appreciated enough, as he finished the game with five blocks, shutting down Washington's defense to end the game. After the Wizards tried playing the foul game, Philadelphia pulled away and won 139-134.

Maxey led the team with 39 points and 10 assists. Grimes added 23 points, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 points and 11 boards.