National Basketball Association
Orlando 92, Philadelphia 81
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 2, 2014
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#13 Monty McCutchen, #60 James Williams, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance:
16704
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Magic 92, 76ers 81: Tobias Harris scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Orlando rallied to hand visiting Philadelphia its 14th straight loss.
Nikola Vucevic recorded 18 points and 17 boards for his 12th double-double in 16 games as the Magic held the 76ers to 12 points in the fourth quarter. E’Twaun Moore scored 11 and Maurice Harkless added 10 for Orlando, which has won seven of its last eight at home to improve to 15-15.
Thaddeus Young led the way with 29 points for Philadelphia, which is on its longest losing streak since dropping 15 in a row in 1994. Michael Carter-Williams recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds while Tony Wroten and Henry Sims each contributed 12 points for the 76ers.
Harkless opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer to tie the game before Moore and Kyle O’Quinn each contributed two baskets in a 13-2 burst as the Magic edged in front 79-71. The 76ers could not get closer than four after that and Harris’ jumper with just under two minutes left gave Orlando an 86-78 lead to seal it.
Carter-Williams collected 14 points and Young had 11 in the first half as Philadelphia led by as much as eight before settling for a 46-43 edge at intermission. Young scored 12 in the third quarter as the 76ers extended their lead to nine before Orlando tallied eight of the last 10 to pull within 69-66 going to the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Orlando G Arron Afflalo (sprained ankle) missed his fifth straight game and Magic G Jameer Nelson (sore calf) was also held out, giving G Ronnie Price his first start of the season and he did not score and missed all seven of his shots. … Young averaged 24.8 points in four games against Orlando this season. … Orlando was 1-of-13 from 3-point range to barely extend its streak of at least one in a game to 554 games.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Orlando |
Thaddeus Young 29 |
Scoring |
Tobias Harris 31 |
Michael Carter-Williams 6 |
Assists |
Victor Oladipo 4 |
Michael Carter-Williams 11 |
Rebounds |
Nikola Vucevic 17 |
Henry Sims 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tobias Harris 9 |
James Anderson 2 |
Steals |
Tobias Harris 3 |
Jarvis Varnado 3 |
Blocks |
Maurice Harkless 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
81 |
37.2 |
5-24 |
12-18 |
16 |
45 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
Orlando
|
92 |
42.2 |
1-13 |
21-27 |
17 |
47 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Houston. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.