Game ID: 22500058
Orlando Magic @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 35 25 23 20 103ORL 35 51 35 23 144
ORL @ PHI ScoutingORL @ 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.
PHI availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 29 min since (130% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 8 min since (46% of 17)
NEW Drummond 18 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 4 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 25 min since (112% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 17)
NEW Drummond 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 5 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 22 min since (101% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 9 min since (51% of 17)
NEW Drummond 18 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 21 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 11/23 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 6 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 24 min since (108% of 22)
NEW Drummond 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 7 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 6 since 11/11, returns tonight: 22 min (182% of 12)
BACK Barlow back 11/14 after 9, 23 min since (104% of 22)
NEW Grimes 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Edgecombe missed 2 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 8 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bona missed 5 since 11/17, returns tonight: 23 min (139% of 16)
BACK Gordon back 11/25 after 6, 22 min since (182% of 12)
NEW Grimes 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 18 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Edgecombe missed 3 since 11/23, returns tonight: 21 min (61% of 35)
OUT Embiid missed 9 since 11/09, returns tonight: 30 min (94% of 32)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Bona back 11/28 after 5, 23 min since (139% of 16)
BACK Gordon back 11/25 after 6, 22 min since (182% of 12)
NEW Grimes 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 13 min (104% of 12)
BACK Edgecombe back 11/30 after 3, 21 min since (61% of 35)
BACK Embiid back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Bona back 11/28 after 5, 22 min since (137% of 16)
NEW Grimes 28 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Barlow 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW McCain 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 22 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Edgecombe back 11/30 after 3, 23 min since (64% of 35)
BACK Embiid back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Bona back 11/28 after 5, 22 min since (135% of 16)
BACK Gordon back 11/25 after 6, 18 min since (143% of 12)
NEW Grimes 28 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Barlow 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW McCain 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (4% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 38 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 11/14, returns tonight: 5 min (45% of 11)
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 0 min since (2% of 13)
BACK Howard back 11/10 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 38 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 13)
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/12 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW da Silva 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Cain back 11/14 after 10, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 2 min since (15% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW da Silva 24 to 32 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 9 min since (88% of 11)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 7 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 8 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 9 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 16 min (150% of 11)
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 15 min since (114% of 13)
ORL availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 10 since 11/14, returns tonight: 20 min (58% of 35)
OUT Cain missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 16 min since (150% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (7 straight), Oubre Jr. (4 straight), Bona (4 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Banchero (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 10 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 22. Call it Orlando 118, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/17 vs LAC 110-108 — PHI notes
PHI won 110-108. PHI shot 46% (39 of 84) to LAC's 40%, 11 of 33 from three. Maxey led with 39 (13 of 27, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Grimes added 19, Drummond 14. The hinge was Q4, 37-25: PHI came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 2. PHI trailed 46-56 at the half and won the second half 64-52. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/19 vs TOR 112-121 — PHI notes
PHI lost 112-121. PHI shot 47% (41 of 87) to TOR's 54%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to TOR's 24. PHI turned it over 21 times to TOR's 14, and TOR turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 41-31 for them. Maxey led with 24 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three); Edgecombe added 21, Grimes 21. Q2 was theirs, 28-20, turning a 5-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-84 against them. McCain's -12 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 @ MIL 123-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 123-114 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 43% (42 of 97) to MIL's 49%, 18 of 53 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIL's 13 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 52-42 for them. Maxey led with 54 (18 of 30, 6 of 15 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); George added 21, Grimes 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-20: from level to 13 ahead. PHI trailed 55-57 at the half and won the second half 68-57. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/23 vs MIA 117-127 — PHI notes
PHI lost 117-127. PHI shot 45% (44 of 98) to MIA's 49%, 14 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIA's 30. The glass went 47-58 against them. Maxey led with 27 (10 of 23, 5 of 14 from three); Watford added 19, Grimes 15. Q2 was theirs, 40-34, the deficit cut from 10 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 93-77 against them. Edwards's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs ORL 103-144 — PHI notes
PHI lost 103-144. PHI shot 45% (37 of 82) to ORL's 53%, 9 of 25 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 28. PHI turned it over 21 times to ORL's 11, and ORL turned those into 10 steals. Maxey led with 20 (7 of 15, 1 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); McCain added 15, Edwards 13. Q1 was theirs, 35-35, but the other 3 periods went 109-68 against them. Grimes's -34 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Clowney at 19 a game. Without Thomas (9 straight), Traore (3 straight), Wolf (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Edgecombe (2 straight), Embiid (8 straight), Oubre Jr. (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 111 a night to Philadelphia's 123 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 23. Call it Brooklyn 116, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/30 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Grimes at 15 a game. Without Edgecombe (3 straight), Embiid (9 straight), Oubre Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. Without Young (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35. Call it Philadelphia 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/02 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Grimes at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (7 straight), Watford (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Sarr at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (4 straight), Watkins (2 straight), Kispert (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31. Call it Philadelphia 124, Washington 116.
12/04 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Grimes at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (8 straight), Watford (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (2 straight), Horford (4 straight), Santos (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 124. Call it Philadelphia 118, Golden State 117, Golden State keeping it close.
11/18 vs GSW 121-113 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-113. ORL shot 51% (43 of 85) to GSW's 50%, 8 of 32 from three. Bane led with 23 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Black added 21, Wagner 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-32: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/20 vs LAC 129-101 — ORL notes
ORL won 129-101. ORL shot 48% (45 of 94) to LAC's 40%, 18 of 34 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to LAC's 21. Suggs led with 23 (8 of 15, 5 of 9 from three); Wagner added 20, da Silva 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-25: a lead of 17 became 28. da Silva was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/22 vs NYK 133-121 — ORL notes
ORL won 133-121. ORL shot 55% (47 of 85) to NYK's 54%, 13 of 33 from three. Wagner led with 37 (13 of 19, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Bane added 27, Suggs 26. The hinge was Q3, 34-27: ORL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 18. ORL trailed 64-66 at the half and won the second half 69-55. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/23 @ BOS 129-138 — ORL notes
ORL lost 129-138. ORL took 12 more shots (100 to 88), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to BOS's 60%, 16 of 38 from three. Howard led with 30 (11 of 23, 5 of 13 from three); Bane added 18, Richardson 18. Q4 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 21 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 110-89 against them. Black's -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ PHI 144-103 — ORL notes
ORL won 144-103. ORL shot 53% (54 of 101) to PHI's 45%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHI's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 20. ORL turned it over 11 times to PHI's 21. Black led with 31 (12 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Wagner added 21, Bane 15. The hinge was Q2, 51-25: from level to 26 ahead, and the lead reached 46. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +44.
11/28 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 30 and Duren at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 35 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 14 times a game to Orlando's 11. Call it Detroit 119, Orlando 118, Orlando keeping it close.
12/01 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 23 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Banchero (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; White at 23 and Giddey at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Okoro (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Chicago minus-8 and the defense, Orlando allowing 114 a night to Chicago's 126. Call it Orlando 126, Chicago 114, Orlando by 12.
12/03 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Bane at 27 and Fra. Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Banchero (9 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and Vassell at 22 a game. Without Castle (7 straight), Wembanyama (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-1. Call it Orlando 122, San Antonio 116.
12/05 vs MIA — 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 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. Without Banchero (10 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Powell at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 121, Miami 117, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
EG E. Gordon
HS H. Sallis
JB J. Broome
JE J. Edwards
JM J. McCain
JW J. Walker
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JH J. Howard
JR J. Richardson
JS J. Suggs
NP N. Penda
OR O. Robinson
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
PHI/ORL 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
Anthony Black nets career-high 31 points, leads Orlando to 144-103 win over Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA -- — Anthony Black scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the first half, Franz Wagner added 21 points and the Orlando Magic routed the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers 144-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.
Orlando’s Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in the first half after receiving two technicals during a heated altercation between the teams.
Tyrese Maxey scored 20 points to lead the 76ers, whose absences included Joel Embiid (right knee injury management), Paul George (right ankle sprain) and rookie VJ Edgecombe (left calf tightness).
Orlando improved to 3-0 in the Cup and the 76ers dropped to 0-3.
The game was tied at 35-all after the first quarter before the Magic took control in the second period. Philadelphia fans started showering boos on the court when Orlando went up 17 points with 5 1/2 minutes left.
The frustration spilled onto the court with 27 seconds before the break when the altercation led to Suggs' ejection .
The Magic dominated the second quarter, outscoring Philadelphia by 26 points in the period to take an 86-60 lead at halftime.
Philadelphia’s Trendon Watford limped to the bench with just over four minutes left in the first half and did not return due to a left adductor strain.
Embiid missed his eighth game in a row and 11th this season. The seven-time All-Star and 2023 MVP began the season recovering from left knee surgery, limiting him to 20-to-25 minutes when available, but has since had issues with his right knee.
George, who signed a four-year, $212 million deal with Philadelphia prior to last season, made his season debut on Nov. 17 after offseason knee surgery. He missed the following game, played the next two before sitting out against Orlando.
For Orlando, Paolo Banchero was sidelined for his seventh consecutive contest with a left groin strain.