Game ID: 22500533
Philadelphia 76ers @ Orlando Magic
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 28 26 25 12 91PHI 24 29 30 20 103
ORL vs PHI ScoutingORL vs PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ORL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 9 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/31 after 7, 25 min since (89% of 28)
BACK da Silva back 12/26 after 4, 23 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 12/29 after 3, 17 min since (115% of 15)
NEW Jones 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Richardson 11 to 16 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 10 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 12/29, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 12)
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 12/31, returns tonight: 12 min (116% of 10)
BACK Suggs back 12/31 after 7, 23 min since (80% of 28)
BACK da Silva back 12/26 after 4, 24 min since (99% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 12/29 after 3, 17 min since (112% of 15)
NEW Jones 16 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 11 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 2 since 1/02, returns tonight: 27 min (212% of 13)
BACK Suggs back 12/31 after 7, 23 min since (80% of 28)
BACK Bitadze back 12/29 after 3, 17 min since (111% of 15)
BACK Howard back 1/04 after 3, 3 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Isaac back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (116% of 10)
NEW Jones 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Richardson 11 to 16 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 12 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Bitadze back 12/29 after 3, 18 min since (116% of 15)
BACK Penda back 1/06 after 2, 27 min since (212% of 13)
BACK Howard back 1/04 after 3, 9 min since (74% of 12)
BACK Isaac back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (115% of 10)
NEW Jones 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Richardson 11 to 18 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 13 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Penda back 1/06 after 2, 29 min since (229% of 13)
BACK Howard back 1/04 after 3, 11 min since (87% of 12)
BACK Isaac back 1/04 after 2, 11 min since (111% of 10)
NEW Richardson 11 to 17 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 14 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Penda back 1/06 after 2, 29 min since (231% of 13)
BACK Howard back 1/04 after 3, 10 min since (83% of 12)
BACK Isaac back 1/04 after 2, 10 min since (101% of 10)
NEW Richardson 11 to 20 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/15
OUT Fra. Wagner missed 15 since 12/09, tonight's box is missing
OUT Suggs missed 5 since 1/04, tonight's box is missing
BACK Penda back 1/06 after 2, 31 min since (247% of 13)
BACK Howard back 1/04 after 3, 10 min since (83% of 12)
BACK Isaac back 1/04 after 2, 10 min since (98% of 10)
NEW Richardson 11 to 20 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/18
OUT Fra. Wagner missed 15 since 12/09, tonight's box is missing
OUT Suggs missed 5 since 1/04, tonight's box is missing
BACK Penda back 1/06 after 2, 31 min since (247% of 13)
NEW Richardson 11 to 17 min over the last 3
ORL availability going into 1/22 · 3 days' restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 15 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
NEW Black 29 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Penda 13 to 33 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 19 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 14 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 12/23 after 2, 34 min since (106% of 32)
NEW McCain 17 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 20 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 15 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 12/23 after 2, 34 min since (107% of 32)
PHI availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 21 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 16 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
PHI availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 22 since 11/17, returns tonight: 20 min (64% of 32)
OUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/03, returns tonight: 12 min (67% of 18)
OUT Watford missed 17 since 11/28, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
OUT Edwards missed 3 since 1/01, returns tonight: 6 min (40% of 15)
OUT Gordon missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
NEW Grimes 28 to 34 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 20 min since (64% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 12 min since (67% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (40% of 15)
NEW Grimes 28 to 35 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 17 min since (55% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 14 min since (78% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (40% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/12 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 15)
OUT Gordon missed 9 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 23 min since (72% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 16 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 4 min since (23% of 15)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 10 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 25 min since (77% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 16 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 3 min since (19% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 4 min since (25% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 11 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 15 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 6 min since (42% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 5 min since (31% of 15)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Bane at 17 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (13 straight), Suggs (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Embiid at 28 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to Philadelphia's 11. Call it Orlando 119, Philadelphia 118, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/02 @ CHI 114-121 — ORL notes
ORL lost 114-121. ORL shot 50% (43 of 86) to CHI's 50%, 14 of 32 from three. The glass went 36-47 against them. Banchero led with 31 (13 of 23, 2 of 5 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Black added 18, Bane 14. Q1 was theirs, 32-22, but the other 3 periods went 99-82 against them. They led by as many as 13.
1/04 vs IND 135-127 — ORL notes
ORL won 135-127. ORL shot 56% (47 of 84) to IND's 55%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 34 times to IND's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Bane led with 31 (12 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Banchero added 28, Black 27. The hinge was Q2, 41-22: ORL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 11. Richardson was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/06 @ WAS 112-120 — ORL notes
ORL lost 112-120. ORL shot 46% (42 of 92) to WAS's 45%, 12 of 33 from three, and got to the line 24 times to WAS's 33. ORL turned it over 19 times to WAS's 14, and WAS turned those into 12 steals. Richardson led with 20 (7 of 12, 3 of 4 from three); Bane added 15, Banchero 14. Q4 was theirs, 25-19, the deficit cut from 14 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. da Silva's -27 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ BKN 104-103 — ORL notes
ORL won 104-103 in 1 overtime. ORL shot 43% (41 of 96) to BKN's 42%, 9 of 33 from three. The glass went 55-44 for them. Banchero led with 30 (11 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Carter Jr. added 20, da Silva 14. The hinge was Q3, 31-21: a lead of 5 became 15, and the lead reached 18. da Silva was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/09 vs PHI 91-103 — ORL notes
ORL lost 91-103. ORL shot 41% (36 of 88) to PHI's 41%, 4 of 29 from three, and got to the line 18 times to PHI's 24. ORL turned it over 18 times to PHI's 12, and PHI turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 42-52 against them. Bane led with 23 (9 of 19, 0 of 3 from three); Black added 21, Banchero 14. Q1 was theirs, 28-24, but the other 3 periods went 79-63 against them. Richardson's -14 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/11 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and Bane at 18 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (14 straight), Suggs (4 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Murphy III at 35 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without Bey (5 straight), Jones (2 straight), Murray (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 18 times a game to Orlando's 15. Call it Orlando 118, New Orleans 112.
1/15 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and Bane at 21 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (15 straight), Suggs (5 straight). 3 days' rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 18 and Coward at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Morant (5 straight), Mashack (2 straight), Small (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 26 free throws a game to Memphis's 19 and the glass, where Memphis has been plus-7 a night and Orlando plus-2. Call it Orlando 116, Memphis 111.
1/18 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 18 and Coward at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Morant (5 straight), Mashack (2 straight), Small (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and Bane at 21 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (15 straight), Suggs (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 26 free throws a game to Memphis's 19 and the glass, where Memphis has been plus-7 a night and Orlando plus-2. Call it Memphis 114, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
1/22 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and Bane at 21 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (15 straight), Suggs (5 straight). 3 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 16 free throws a game; Miller at 23 and Knueppel at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Hall (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-8 a night and Orlando plus-2. Call it Orlando 116, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/01 @ DAL 123-108 — PHI notes
PHI won 123-108. PHI shot 53% (48 of 90) to DAL's 45%, 13 of 36 from three. Maxey led with 34 (14 of 24, 4 of 10 from three); Edgecombe added 23, Embiid 22. The hinge was Q2, 41-24: PHI came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 15. George was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/03 @ NYK 130-119 — PHI notes
PHI won 130-119. PHI shot 54% (49 of 90) to NYK's 43%, 17 of 36 from three, and got to the line 23 times to NYK's 32. Maxey led with 36 (14 of 22, 6 of 9 from three); Edgecombe added 26, Embiid 26. The hinge was Q2, 35-28: a lead of 1 became 8, and the lead reached 19. Edgecombe was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/05 vs DEN 124-125 — PHI notes
PHI lost 124-125 in 1 overtime. PHI took 17 more shots (98 to 81), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to DEN's 53%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 28. Embiid led with 32 (13 of 22, 1 of 4 from three); Maxey added 28, Edgecombe 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-29, but the other 4 periods went 96-89 against them. George's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 vs WAS 131-110 — PHI notes
PHI won 131-110. PHI shot 54% (45 of 84) to WAS's 49%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 11 — 27 points from the stripe to their 11. PHI turned it over 10 times to WAS's 22. Embiid led with 28 (10 of 14, 7 of 8 at the line); George added 23, Maxey 22. The hinge was Q4, 39-30: a lead of 12 became 21, and the lead reached 24. Edgecombe was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/09 @ ORL 103-91 — PHI notes
PHI won 103-91. PHI shot 41% (39 of 95) to ORL's 41%, 4 of 28 from three, and went to the line 24 times to ORL's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 15. PHI turned it over 12 times to ORL's 18. The glass went 52-42 for them. Maxey led with 29 (10 of 22, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Embiid added 22, George 18. The hinge was Q4, 20-12: a lead of 4 became 12, and the lead reached 16. PHI trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 50-37. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/11 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (9 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Embiid at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 36 percent from three to Toronto's 31. Call it Toronto 115, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/12 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Barnes at 22 a game. Without Ingram (2 straight), Poeltl (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Embiid at 27 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 14 times a game to Toronto's 11 and the arc, Philadelphia at 34 percent from three to Toronto's 30. Call it Toronto 116, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/14 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Embiid at 27 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Garland at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (3 straight), Ball (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 109 a night to Cleveland's 124 and the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 33. Call it Philadelphia 120, Cleveland 115.
1/16 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Embiid at 24 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 122, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 110 a night to Cleveland's 122. Call it Philadelphia 119, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JR J. Richardson
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
WC W. Carter Jr.
PHIAD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Embiid
JM J. McCain
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
ORL/PHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Maxey's 29 points lead 76ers to victory over Magic despite poor 3-point shooting
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Tyrese Maxey had 29 points and three steals, Joel Embiid added 22 points and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 103-91 on Friday night in a game in which the teams combined to make 8 of 57 3-point shots.
Paul George scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and added nine rebounds for the 76ers, who won for the fifth time in six games. Philadelphia has won four straight on the road.
Desmond Bane led Orlando with 23 points. Anthony Black added 21 points and Paolo Banchero finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Philadelphia shot 4 for 28 (14.3%) from long range to Orlando's 4 for 29 (13.8%).
Maxey, the NBA's third-leading scorer at 30.7 points per game, made only 3 of 12 shots in a 12-point first half and missed all four of his 3-point attempts. He finished 10 for 22 overall and 3 for 8 on threes.
When Maxey hit his second 3-pointer of the game with 1:36 remaining in the third quarter, the 76ers were 3 for 22 from 3-point range and had a seven-point lead. His final 3-pointer came with 3:42 left and gave the 76ers their largest lead, 101-85.
Referee Bill Kennedy left the court in a wheelchair after suffering an apparent leg injury during the first quarter.
The Magic played without Tristan da Silva (back spams) and Jalen Suggs , who missed a fourth straight game with a right knee contusion.
Up next 76ers: Play at Toronto on Sunday and Monday.
Magic: Play at home against New Orleans on Sunday.