Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 105-94

With Orlando, the Sixers split this week's home-and-home series. On Monday night, the Magic overcame a 21-point first-quarter hole to defeat the 76ers 119-109. The 76ers' seven-game winning streak was snapped with the defeat. But despite having some shaky moments against a young, developing Magic squad, the Sixers settled down late and increased their home record to 20-8.

The NBA's best scorer, Joel Embiid, hit all 10 of his free throws and finished the game 9 of 17 from the field to help the Sixers remain in contention for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Of Philadelphia's 14 3-point attempts, Harden made six of them. The Sixers went on a 17-0 run to start the game and led 56-53 at the break. The Sixers' performance without Embiid again showed how important it is for Philadelphia to try to find a solid big man backup.