Overview
- Tyrese Maxey scored 29 as Philadelphia won 103-91 in Orlando, taking the series 2-1 and securing the head-to-head tiebreaker.
- Joel Embiid, upgraded from questionable to probable for left knee management, delivered 22 points in his sixth straight appearance ahead of a Toronto back-to-back.
- Paul George finished with 18 points and nine rebounds as a new defensive group of VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes, Kelly Oubre Jr., George and Andre Drummond held Orlando to 1-for-10 early in the fourth.
- The teams combined to shoot 8-for-57 from three, but the 76ers controlled the margins with 20 points off 19 turnovers, 22 second-chance points, 19 fast-break points and a 52-42 rebounding edge.
- Orlando played short-handed without Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, and referee Bill Kennedy left in a wheelchair with a right leg injury, leaving two officials to finish the game.