Overview
- Philadelphia secured its fifth win in six games and took the 2–1 tiebreaker over Orlando with the road victory.
- Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points, catching fire in the third, while Paul George delivered a decisive early fourth-quarter stretch.
- Joel Embiid, upgraded to probable pregame, finished with 22 points and nine rebounds in his sixth consecutive appearance.
- Both teams struggled from deep (8-for-57 combined), but the 76ers won the margins with turnovers forced, second-chance points and transition scoring.
- With a near-full roster, the Sixers leaned on a defensive bench unit featuring VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes, George, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Andre Drummond, and now head to Toronto for a two-game set.