Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #75 Eric Dalen, #23 Jason Phillips, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 18846
Elton Brand finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds and Louis Williams scored 24 points off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers took down the Orlando Magic, 97-85, on Saturday.
Andre Iguodala added 21 points and seven assists for the Sixers, who have won four of five and were playing the first of an eight-game road trip.
After totaling 40 points in the first half and taking a one-point lead into the break, Philadelphia opened it up with 31 points in the in the third to stretch the lead to 71-64.
The Magic, shorthanded as they wait for their bold trade reinforcements to arrive, could not keep up in the fourth, allowing the Sixers to steadily pull away.
Dwight Howard finished with 26 points and 20 rebounds for Orlando, which made a pair of blockbuster trades involving eight players on Saturday. The big names going out the door were Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis while coming to Magic will be Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu.
| Philadelphia | Orlando | |
| Lou Williams 24 | Scoring | Dwight Howard 26 |
| Andre Iguodala 7 | Assists | Jameer Nelson 9 |
| Elton Brand 13 | Rebounds | Dwight Howard 20 |
| Lou Williams 13 | Free Throws Made | Dwight Howard 10 |
| Thaddeus Young 4 | Steals | Dwight Howard 2 |
| Elton Brand 3 | Blocks | Dwight Howard 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Philadelphia | 97 | 44.2 | 3-11 | 26-31 | 18 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| Orlando | 89 | 41.4 | 3-15 | 14-22 | 19 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
- Orlando will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.