Joel Embiid
The Sixers (20-16) visited the Orlando Magic (7-31) on Wednesday. Philadelphia wanted to push its winning streak to 5 games. Orlando intended to snap a 6-game losing streak. Four Sixers scored at least 20 points to catalyze a victory for Philadelphia.
Before we get to what I saw, some notes.
Contextual Notes
The following Sixers were in the health and safety protocol and were unavailable:
Tyrese Maxey
Myles Powell
Paul Reed
Jaden Springer
Matisse Thybulle
Shake Milton missed the game with a back contusion after a hard fall in the team’s victory over the Rockets.
Ben Simmons is not mentally ready to play and was unavailable.
Doc Rivers returned from his stint in the health and safety protocol. He started Seth Curry, Danny Green, Furkan Korkmaz, Tobias Harris, and Joel Embiid.
Robin Lopez was in the health and safety protocol and was unavailable for the Magic. Moritz Wagner missed the game with a non-COVID illness.
Michael Carter-Wiliams is…
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