Overview
- Tipoff is 8 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, with coverage on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
- The 76ers ruled out Joel Embiid for right knee injury management for an eighth straight game and downgraded Paul George to out with a right ankle sprain.
- Tyrese Maxey was upgraded to available with a right shoulder sprain and is coming off a 43-point effort in the teams’ first meeting.
- Orlando will again be without Paolo Banchero due to a groin injury.
- In NBA Cup group play, Philadelphia is 0-2 and will be eliminated with a loss, while betting markets list Orlando around -1.5 with an over/under near 228.5.