The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Orlando Magic with a final score of 105-94 on Wednesday.
Joel Embiid had 28 points and 11 rebounds, James Harden also had a double-double with 26 points and 10 assists.
The Philadelphians split home wins this week with Orlando. The Magic rallied from 21 points behind in the first quarter to beat Philadelphia 119-109 on Monday night. That loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Sixers.
Despite mixed moments against a young and rising roster, Philadelphia steadied itself in the finale to improve its home record to 20-8.
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Embiid, the NBA’s leading scorer, made all 10 of his free throws and went 9 of 17 overall to help the Sixers stay close to first place in the Eastern Conference.
For his part, Harden hit six of the 14 triples that the Philadelphia team had on the court.
The Sixers used a 17-0 first-quarter run to lead 56-53 at halftime.
Philadelphia’s game with Embiid out again highlights the need to find a suitable backup option for their center.
In the rest of the day:
- Suns vs Hawks (100-132)
- Spurs vs Kings (109-119)
- Timberwolves vs Warriors (119-114)
- Jazz vs Raptors (131-128)
- Rockets vs Thunder (112-106)
