The Wizards gave the Sixers a battle throughout the night, but Philadelphia eventually would hold on for a 109-103 win after holding off a huge Washington rally. Guerschon Yabusele gave the Sixers a huge lift all night and finished with 21 points, eight rebounds, and three assists to get the job done for Philadelphia.

The Sixers blew a 14-point lead in the 4th quarter to the lowly Wizards but scored the final eight points of the game to survive and pull out the win.Sixers blow late lead to but survive to beat lowly

The competition was not anything to write home about, but for these Sixers, a win is a win 10 times out of 10 -- even if it should have come more easily.

Glenn Maxwell's brilliant 58* off 32 balls helped a resurgent Melbourne Stars get the better of high-flying Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash. Maxwell, who was dropped on the boundary early in his innings,

Melbourne Stars 156 for 5 (Maxwell 58*, Webster 48, Abbott 3-29) beat Sydney Sixers 140 for 9 (Vince 53, Steketee 3-14, Mir 2-19, Siddle 2-26, Stoinis 2-30) by 16 runs Glenn Maxwell's heroics have inspired the Melbourne Stars to a crucial 16-run upset of the ladder-leading Sydney Sixers at the MCG,