Playing without reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid, 76ers beat Magic 112-92

Wed, Dec 27, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points, Tobias Harris and De'Anthony Melton added 22 each ands the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 112-92 on Wednesday night while playing without reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid.

Paul Reed had 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for the 76ers while starting at center for Embiid, the league's leading scorer who missed a second straight game because of a sprained right ankle. Philadelphia has won nine of its past 11 games.

Franz Wagner scored 24 points for the Magic, who were held to a season low in scoring and have lost five of seven.

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NEW YORK (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Khris Middleton added 27 points and 10 assists and Milwaukee beat a Brooklyn team that treated it like a preseason game.

The Nets rested three starters and barely played two others on the night after a victory in Detroit that extended the Pistons' losing streak to 27, an NBA single-season record.

Rookie Jalen Wilson had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - OG Anonuby scored 26 points, Pascal Siakam had 22 points and 11 assists and Toronto eased past Washington.

Scottie Barnes had 20 points and 12 rebounds. The Raptors snapped a three-game slide and five-game road losing streak while beginning a stretch of nine of 10 on the road.

Washington has lost three straight to fall to 5-25 - the franchise's second-worst 30-game start.

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