Magic 98-86 76ers (November 15, 2024) Game Recap

ORLANDO, Fla. – – Franz Wagner had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 19 points and seven rebounds, and the Orlando Magic pulled away in the fourth quarter to a 98-86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup match Friday evening.

Joel Embiid, who played 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 to go. Paul George added 13 points on 4-for-15 shooting.

Mo Wagner, Jonathan Isaac and Anthony Black sparked a 9-0 surge to end the third quarter and put Orlando ahead.

The Magic are 2-0 in the NBA Cup Group A, while Philadelphia falls to 0-2.

Takeaways

76ers: After playing their first twelve games without their trio of stars (Embiid, George and Tyrese Maxey) intact, the 76ers have fallen into a big hole in the Eastern Conference standings.

Magic: Have won all seven home games this season and fourteen 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.

Key moment

During a 9 1/2 minute stretch of the second half, the 76ers scored just four points — on Caleb Martin’s 3-pointer and a technical foul by injured Magic forward Paolo Banchero. Orlando scored 20 during that stretch to take a nine-point lead.

Key statistics

The 76ers shot 40.3% overall and 10 of 31 (32.3%) from three-point range.

The 76ers play at Miami on Monday night. The Magic open a three-game trip in Phoenix on Monday night.

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