76ers 96, Magic 88
Michael Carter-Williams recorded 21 points and six assists as visiting Philadelphia rallied past Orlando to snap a five-game losing streak.
Rookie Nerlens Noel contributed 13 points and matched a season high with 12 boards while Henry Sims scored 12 and grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds for the 76ers. Robert Covington registered 11 points and Tony Wroten added 10 for Philadelphia, which has won its only three games this season on the road.
Victor Oladipo scored 23 to lead the way and Nikola Vucevic chipped in with 19 points and 17 rebounds as the Magic lost their fourth straight and sixth in the last seven games. Tobias Harris had 17 points and Evan Fournier added 16 off the bench for Orlando, which saw its six-game winning streak at home against the 76ers come to an end.
The Magic trailed by as many as five in the first half, but Harris drained a 3-pointer and made another basket on the break to close out the second quarter for a 42-37 edge. Orlando pushed the lead as high 11 before Philadelphia scored 22 of the final 29 – five by Noel -- in the third to take a four-point lead into the final period.
The 76ers scored the first seven points of the fourth, capped by a Sims dunk, and after Carter-Williams drained a 3-pointer they led 78-64 with 7:26 to play. The Magic pulled within eight on an Oladipo basket with 1:38 left, but Carter-Williams drained 4-of-4 free throws for a 96-85 lead and Philadelphia cruised from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vucevic notched his 100th double-double of his career and 16th of the season. … Philadelphia was without SG Hollis Thompson (illness) and Magic SG Willie Green (flu-like symptoms) was also not available. … The 76ers made 20-of-25 from the free-throw line and had a 52-43 edge on the boards.