Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic
· NBA Cup - Group PlayMagic win 98-86 in NBA Cup game, dropping 76ers to 2-10 overall
Joel Embiid, playing 33 minutes in his second game this season for the 76ers (2-10), had 20 points and eight rebounds. Rookie guard Jared McCain scored 29 points, his fourth straight game of 23 or more, before fouling out with 4:56 remaining. Paul George added 13 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
Mo Wagner, Jonathan Isaac and Anthony Black sparked a 9-0 charge that concluded the third quarter and put Orlando ahead to stay.
The Magic are 2-0 in NBA Cup Group A play, while Philadelphia dropped to 0-2.
Magic: Have won all seven of their home games this season and 14 in a row going back to March 30. Their next three games will be on the road, where they are 2-14 since that date.
Regular Season Series
ORL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 86 - 98 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 98 | |
4th 1.1 | Jett Howard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists) | 86 - 98 | |
4th 8.0 | Jeff Dowtin Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 86 - 95 | |
4th 8.0 | 76ers offensive team rebound | 85 - 95 |
Statistics
PHI | ORL | |
---|---|---|
29-72 | FG | 34-78 |
40.3 | Field Goal % | 43.6 |
10-31 | 3PT | 11-37 |
32.3 | Three Point % | 29.7 |
18-21 | FT | 19-22 |
85.7 | Free Throw % | 86.4 |
34 | Rebounds | 43 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
19 | Assists | 15 |
10 | Steals | 11 |
3 | Blocks | 6 |
16 | Turnovers | 17 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
23 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
23 | Fouls | 21 |
10 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 17,843 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 19 | 12 | .613 | - | W2 |
Miami | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | W1 |
Atlanta | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 7 | 22 | .241 | 11 | L5 |
Washington | 4 | 23 | .148 | 13 | L2 |
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