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Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic

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15-22, 9-11 Away
Final
99 - 104

23-18, 14-7 Home

Anthony and Banchero lead the Magic past the 76ers 104-99

Paolo Banchero powers through Paul George for a dunk

Banchero finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his second game back after being sidelined by a torn oblique.

Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 29 points. Paul George had 25 points, 10 rebounds and six assists before fouling out with the 76ers leading 94-91 with 2:49 left.

Orlando also got a lift from reserve Jonathan Isaac, who had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his first double-double since 2019. Anthony Black finished with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Takeaways 76ers: The loss completed a long weekend for the 76ers, who were once again without center Joel Embiid after losing rookie Jared McCain (surgery on a torn meniscus) for the season on Thursday and losing at home to New Orleans on Friday. Embiid missed his fourth straight game with a sprained left foot.

Magic: The Magic reached the midway point of an injury-riddled season at 23-18, fifth in the Eastern Conference. Rookie forward Tristan da Silva left the game after 61 seconds due to an illness.

Key moment A 3-pointer by Maxey accounted for Philadelphia's only points over the final 2:32, during which a three-point lead turned into a five-point loss.

Key stat Led by Isaac and Black, Orlando had a 48-11 advantage in bench points.

Up next The 76ers host Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The Magic are at Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

ORL wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 104
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 99 - 104
4th 9.1 5 second violation 99 - 104
4th 9.1 Ricky Council IV enters the game for Justin Edwards 99 - 104
4th 9.1 76ers Full timeout 99 - 104

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
33-72 FG 39-80
46 Field Goal % 49
12-29 3PT 7-30
41 Three Point % 23
21-22 FT 19-28
95 Free Throw % 68
29 Rebounds 41
3 Offensive Rebounds 12
26 Defensive Rebounds 29
17 Assists 23
10 Steals 10
4 Blocks 9
16 Turnovers 16
2 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 27
10 Fast Break Points 8
34 Points in Paint 54
24 Fouls 23
9 Largest Lead 8
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Goga Bitadze, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Tristan da Silva, F Out Dec 23
Jalen Suggs, G Out Dec 23
Moritz Wagner, F Out Dec 19
Franz Wagner, F Out Dec 8
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Quentin Grimes, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
VJ Edgecombe, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Dominick Barlow, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Kelly Oubre Jr., G Out Dec 22
Trendon Watford, F Out Dec 22

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 17,723 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 20 9 .690 - L1
Boston 18 11 .621 2 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3.5 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10.5 W2

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2
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