National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 125, Orlando 113
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 12, 2024
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #49 Tom Washington, #78 Evan Scott
Attendance: 20149

Joel Embiid racked up 32 points and 13 rebounds to lead the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-113 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

Embiid also had seven assists for Philadelphia (46-35), which ran its winning streak to seven games. Tyrese Maxey added 28 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. supplied 21 to go along with nine boards.

The 76ers sit in the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference while Orlando (46-35) is two spots ahead at No. 5, with the Indiana Pacers (46-35) at No. 6.

Franz Wagner paced Orlando with 24 points. Paolo Banchero finished with 22 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and Jalen Suggs netted 20 points as the Magic got outshot 47.7 percent to 45.3 percent from the field.

The Sixers pulled away early in the third quarter, scoring 11 of the first 14 points of the period to build a 79-64 cushion.

Orlando trailed by at least 10 for the rest of the quarter, seeing its deficit reach 17 on Cameron Payne's trey with 1:10 to go. Philadelphia ended up settling for a 96-83 lead heading into the final frame.

Banchero gave the Magic some life in the fourth, though, converting a three-point play and a layup as part of a 10-2 spurt that got Orlando within 113-107 with 4:35 left.

But Maxey virtually put the game away with a jumper and a layup, pushing the 76ers' lead to 10. The Magic trailed by at least eight the rest of the way.

Philadelphia went 7-for-13 from beyond the arc through the first 12 minutes of action to take a 40-27 lead into the second quarter.

Nicolas Batum provided the 76ers with a 61-50 advantage when he knocked down a triple with 3:35 remaining in the first half. Orlando responded with an 11-2 run, pulling within 63-61 on Gary Harris' 3-pointer with 59.9 seconds left.

However, Philadelphia scored the final five points of the half -- getting four from Kyle Lowry -- to go into the break up 68-61.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Philadelphia
Franz Wagner 24 Scoring Joel Embiid 32
Paolo Banchero 7 Assists Joel Embiid 7
Paolo Banchero 15 Rebounds Joel Embiid 13
Paolo Banchero 6 Free Throws Made Joel Embiid 8
Goga Bitadze 2 Steals Nicolas Batum 2
Paolo Banchero 1 Blocks Tobias Harris 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 113 45.3 8-27 19-25 25 45 7 7 11
Philadelphia 125 47.7 18-37 23-28 22 44 6 6 13
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The 76ers have a W/L % of .652 after a win and .457 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Magic have a W/L % of .609 after a win and .514 after a loss.