Washington ? Michael Jordan surely expected a different ending, not a finale amid the turmoil of his self-assembled, crumbling team.

Jordan finishes his NBA playing career — part three — in Philadelphia tonight. His Washington Wizards teammates will probably try to send him out a winner, but there’s no telling what to expect after the tongue-lashing some players got from coach Doug Collins at Jordan’s last home game.

After Monday night’s 93-79 loss to the New York Knicks, Collins criticized some players for showing “insidious” disrespect to the coach. He implied it could lead to a roster purge in the offseason.

“It doesn’t matter how much money you make or what you do, you still respect the people who are trying to bring the best out in you,” Collins said. “Somewhere along the line, that’s been lost. And I sure hope we can get it back, not just here, but in all cities in the NBA.”

At least this is helping the 40-year-old Jordan with one wish: He didn’t want a big, somber fuss over his retirement. Instead, he’s got a big mess.

His next job probably will be to fix it and continue his quest to turn around a franchise that hasn’t won a playoff game in 15 years. Even with Jordan on the court, the Wizards have had back-to-back losing seasons marred by bad chemistry.

“My ending is going to be when this team is successful,” Jordan said.