Veteran point guard John Wall appears to be getting healthier. The struggling Washington Wizards can only hope to say the same.Wall, who leads the team in scoring (22.3) and assists (8.3), underwent surgery on both knees in May and has not played games on consecutive days in the early stages of this season. CSN Washington reported Tuesday, however, that Wall is approaching the point where such restrictions might be lifted.Washington, which is 2-7 and in last place in the NBAs Southeast Division, plays the first half of a back-to-back Wednesday night on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers (1-9). The Wizards host the New York Knicks on Thursday.Bradley Beal, the Wizards other starting guard, has missed the last two games with tightness in his right hamstring. He practiced Monday, however, and told the Washington Post he hopes to play versus Philadelphia.Its not great, said Beal, the Wizards second-leading scorer (15.4). Its not 1,000 percent, but its pretty close.Without Wall and Beal, the Wizards dropped a 106-95 decision to Chicago on Saturday night. After the game, starting center Marcin Gortat told reporters that Washington has one of the worst benches in the league right now.The Washington Post reported that Gortat apologized to his teammates Monday, and that coach Scott Brooks was quick to extinguish the brushfire.I look at things from a whole, Brooks told the newspaper. When I played, I was a backup, and I didnt like to be divided. We dont have two teams here, we have one basketball team, and right now were not happy and content on being 2-7.Brooks, in his first year with the Wizards after seven as the Oklahoma City Thunders head coach, spent 10 seasons in the NBA as a reserve point guard, the first two of those with Philadelphia.The Sixers beat Indiana in overtime last Friday for their lone victory of the season, snapping a 44-game losing streak in October/November games. They fell 117-96 the next night in Atlanta, and were beaten 115-88 Monday night in Houston, running their road losing streak to 20 contests. That equals the second-longest skid in franchise history.Tonight, we just didnt really fight, veteran guard Gerald Henderson told the Philadelphia Inquirer after the loss to the Rockets. As a defense, you need to be locked in ... on their individual players, their tendencies, and all that stuff.We got physically (and) just effort-wise, dominated.Rookie center Joel Embiid continues to excel, averaging team highs of 18 points and 7.3 rebounds despite being limited to 24 minutes a game as a precaution. Embiid, the third overall pick in the 2014 draft, missed two seasons while recovering from a pair of foot surgeries.Philadelphia will be without forward Ben Simmons, the top overall pick in the 2016 draft, until at least January following foot surgery. Center/forward Nerlens Noel (knee surgery) and guard Jerryd Bayless (wrist) have also yet to play this season, though the latter was assigned on Monday to the Sixers NBA Development League team, the Delaware 87ers. He hopes to return by the end of the month.The Wizards have been without backup center Ian Mahinmi (torn medial meniscus, left knee) through their first nine games.Josh Oliver Jaguars Jersey . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. 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Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Theyve been the comeback queens of the Rio Olympics, but thats not a tag Australias female basketballers want to carry into the quarterfinals.The Opals beat Belarus 74-66 in their final pool game on Saturday to remain undefeated after five games and finish top of their group.They next face Serbia in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.But their pathway has been far from smooth.In similar fashion to their come-from-behind win over Japan, the world No.2 side started slow against the 10th-ranked Belarus and had to overcome a hefty deficit in the final quarter.They trailed at every change and were down by as much as 13 points in the third term.Only with five minutes remaining did they draw level, outscoring them 22-7 in the last stanza - seven of which came from star centre Liz Cambage - to walk away winners.Cambage finished with a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds, while captain Penny Taylor - who played her fewest minutes so far this tournament - had 11 points and three assists.Rachel Jarry (eight points, three rebounds) and Cayla George (nine points, seven rebounds) provided a much--needed spark off the bench.ddddddddddddWe showed resilience again but we really dont want to be in those positions, Taylor said.Coach Brendan Joyce was unimpressed with a couple of his starters who cruised into the game and the lack of intensity in defence.But hes not worried about their medal prospects.Weve just achieved the first goal - to finish first in the pool, he said.The next goal now is to win the next game.Serbia is a good team, but weve done the work to be where we are.If we go out with the focus, the high effort levels well be OK.I just feel were getting better and more cohesive each game we play.Serbia have won just one of four games - against China - at the Olympics.The Opals played two games against the world No.14 nation a couple of years ago, losing by narrow margins, before the European qualifiers.Theyre a team that balls out, said Taylor.They throw everything at you ... theyre very smart basketball players and read really well. Itll be interesting. ' ' '