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Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks during the second quarter against the Orlando Magic at the Wells Fargo Center on February 01, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images/AFP
Joel Embiid had 28 points and 11 rebounds, James Harden added 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and the host Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 105-94 on Wednesday.
Harden went 6 of 10 from 3-point range, while Tobias Harris scored 16 points for the Sixers, who avenged a 119-109 loss to the Magic two nights earlier. Tyrese Maxey added 10 points off the bench.
Markelle Fultz led the Magic with 18 points, Paolo Banchero added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Franz Wagner finished with 13 points.
James Harden and Joel Embiid showed up at the Sixers W.
Harden: 26 PTS, 9 WED, 10 AST, 6 3PM
Embiid: 28 PTS, 11 WEB, 3 AST pic.twitter.com/pHpgmISePw— NBA (@NBA) February 2, 2023
Gary Harris, Cole Anthony and Jalen Suggs each scored 11 points. Wendell Carter Jr. grabbed 13 rebounds to go along with nine points.
The Magic 101-92 after Wagner scored with 4:31 left, but Orlando managed only two points the rest of the game.
Harden’s fifth 3-pointer, with 9:11 left in the fourth quarter, gave the Sixers an 88-83 lead. After a missed shot by Moe Wagner, Harris scored in the paint for a seven-point lead.
Banchero misfired on a jumper and Maxey dropped in a 3-pointer from the corner for a 93-83 advantage.
The Magic fell within 13 but closed within eight, 98-90, when Fultz made two free throws with 5:06 remaining.
The Sixers took an 11-point lead, 103-92, when Maxey drove in a layup with 3:42 left.
Harden hit a stepback 3-pointer, Harris added a driving layup and the Sixers went ahead 73-66 with 5:37 left in the third quarter.
Fultz came back with a tough jumper in the lane and Carter made a 15-foot shot to close at three.
The Sixers led 82-78 entering the fourth quarter.
After the Magic closed by four, Harden responded with a 3-pointer for a 50-43 advantage with 3:53 left in the second quarter.
Embiid’s 20 first-half points helped the Sixers take a 56-53 halftime lead.
Fultz hit a rolling layup at the buzzer to slice the deficit to three.
The Magic kept it close despite making just 4 of 20 shots from 3-point territory in the first half.
The Sixers closed the first quarter on a 17-0 run to take a 37-23 lead.
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