The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic will take place at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday, February 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome the Orlando Magic to Wells Fargo Center for an NBA game on Wednesday. The 76ers lost 109-119 in their last game over the Magic. Joel Embiid had 30 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, his 27th game this season scoring 30 or more and his ninth in the past 10. But he also led the Sixers in turnovers with six, got into foul trouble in the fourth quarter and was visibly frustrated by Orlando’s physical defense
The Magic forced 19 turnovers and held Philly to 19 points in the fourth quarter. The 21-point deficit was the largest Orlando has overcome this season and the sixth-largest in franchise history. The Magic methodically worked their way back from the early hole, trimming the Sixers’ lead to 10 points at halftime. Orlando went ahead for the first time on a 3-pointer by Gary Harris in the third quarter.
“We just wanted to challenge them and turn the heat up,” Banchero said. “We weren’t doing that in the first half and gave them too many easy buckets. You’re not going to stop Embiid, you just have to challenge him and make it difficult on him and we did a good job.”
The Magic on the other hand won 109-119 against the 76ers in their last game. Paolo Banchero had 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Orlando Magic stormed back from a 21-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-109 on Monday night. Mo Wagner scored 22 points and his younger brother Franz Wagner scored 19 for the Magic.
It was the latest win over one of the NBA’s top teams for the Magic, who improved to 15-11 since their 6-20 start. “They are learning from experiences,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “They are finding ways to bounce back and believe in each other and understand that it’s got to start on the defensive side of the ball.”
Orlando has beaten Boston three times, Golden State twice, Dallas, Phoenix and now Philadelphia. “We are a very good team,” Banchero said. “As a team We just have to learn how to put this effort out every night. We have to be able to take this game and take it to the next game and the game after that no matter who the opponent is.”
Philadelphia 76ers: Tobias Harris, P. J. Tucker, Joel Embiid, James Harden, De’Anthony Melton
Orlando Magic: Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter, Jr., Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris
Philadelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid
Orlando Magic: Wendell Carter Jr., Chuma Okeke
The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic will take place at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday, February 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic will be telecast live on Bally Sports Florida, Fox Sports Florida, NBC Sports Philadelphia.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Florida, Fox Sports Florida, NBC Sports Philadelphia. | February 1 (7:00 PM ET) |
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