Frustrating defeat for the Magic (who still officially qualified for the playoffs thanks to the defeat of the Wizards) and victory which allows to chain a 3rd consecutive success for the 76ers, winners 108-101 tonight. Orlando led a good part of the second half without however succeeding in putting in the necessary shots and letting pass too many offensive rebounds in the last quarter.
Ben Simmons injured in the knee, Philadelphia was taken by 23 points (May 7/18 0/8 off the racket, 13 rebounds) including 16 in the second half of Joel Embiid, 23 points (8/21), 15 rebounds and 4 assists Tobias Harris, the 22 points (8/15) ofAlec Burks off the bench and 21 points (8/14) and 9 reboundsAl Horford (propelled in the 5).
Without Aaron Gordon (hamstring) on his side, the Magic were taken by Evan Fournier and Nikola Vucevic, respectively 22 (8/18, 3 rebounds, 3 assists) and 21 points (9/18, 12 rebounds) but loses his 3rd game in a row after starting with a 2-0 in the bubble. The team conceded a fatal 31-22 in the 4th quarter.
Philadelphia (51-47 on the rebound) was already leading 88-86 in the middle of the period when a 3-point Horford came to throw an 11-4 in favor of the Sixers. Run during which Embiid split a powerful reverse against Vucevic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbdaeDqwax8
–
