Game ID: 22500114
Orlando Magic @ Philadelphia 76ers
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 33 39 29 35 136ORL 28 32 34 30 124
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 10/22 · season opener
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
PHI availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backBACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 11 min since (89% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 37 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Barlow missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/25 · back-to-backOUT Penda missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 8 min (77% of 11)
ORL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Penda missed 3 since 10/22, returns tonight: 7 min (54% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 8 min since (77% of 11)
ORL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (54% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
NEW Fra. Wagner 30 to 35 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Cain missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 9 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 4 min since (40% of 11)
ORL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 12 min since (93% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
ORL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Cain missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Penda back 10/27 after 3, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 10/25 after 2, 4 min since (39% of 11)
10/22 @ BOS 117-116 — PHI notes
PHI won 117-116. PHI shot 46% (39 of 85) to BOS's 45%, 16 of 41 from three. Maxey led with 40 (13 of 24, 7 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Edgecombe added 34, Barlow 13. The hinge was Q4, 42-30: PHI came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 1. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/25 vs CHA 125-121 — PHI notes
PHI won 125-121. PHI shot 47% (41 of 87) to CHA's 48%, 18 of 39 from three. Maxey led with 28 (7 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Grimes added 24, Embiid 20. The hinge was Q4, 39-25: PHI came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 4. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/27 vs ORL 136-124 — PHI notes
PHI won 136-124. PHI shot 49% (48 of 97) to ORL's 55%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 32 times to ORL's 38. PHI turned it over 6 times to ORL's 13. Maxey led with 43 (15 of 32, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Edgecombe added 26, Oubre Jr. 25. The hinge was Q2, 39-32: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Bona was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/02 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Porter Jr. at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (2 straight), Powell (4 straight), Wolf (5 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without Barlow (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 22 and the arc, Philadelphia at 41 percent from three to Brooklyn's 35. Call it Philadelphia 125, Brooklyn 119.
11/04 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Chicago's 23. Call it Chicago 122, Philadelphia 120, Philadelphia keeping it close.
10/22 vs MIA 125-121 — ORL notes
ORL won 125-121. ORL shot 47% (42 of 90) to MIA's 48%, 12 of 30 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIA's 27 — 29 points from the stripe to their 21. Wagner led with 24 (9 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Banchero added 24, Bane 23. The hinge was Q2, 31-26: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 4. Suggs was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/24 vs ATL 107-111 — ORL notes
ORL lost 107-111. ORL shot 47% (37 of 78) to ATL's 48%, 9 of 31 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ATL's 28 — 24 points from the stripe to their 21. ORL turned it over 22 times to ATL's 16, and ATL turned those into 9 steals. Wagner led with 27 (10 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bane added 15, da Silva 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-26, turning a 1-point deficit into a 10-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 85-70 against them. They led by as many as 14.
10/25 vs CHI 98-110 — ORL notes
ORL lost 98-110. ORL shot 39% (34 of 87) to CHI's 47%, 3 of 24 from three. Banchero led with 24 (7 of 21, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Black added 19, Wagner 17. Q1 was theirs, 30-29, but the other 3 periods went 81-68 against them. Bitadze's -18 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ PHI 124-136 — ORL notes
ORL lost 124-136. ORL shot 55% (45 of 82) to PHI's 49%, 8 of 25 from three, and went to the line 38 times to PHI's 32 — 26 points from the stripe to their 26. ORL turned it over 13 times to PHI's 6. Banchero led with 32 (10 of 18, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Bane added 24, Wagner 22. Q3 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 107-90 against them. Carter Jr.'s -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 19 and Sarr at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Gill (2 straight), Cooper (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 34 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 34 free throws a game to Washington's 22 and the arc, Washington at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 121, Washington 120, Washington keeping it close.
11/04 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-3 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Atlanta's 24. Call it Atlanta 117, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JS J. Suggs
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
RI Richardson
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
EG E. Gordon
HS H. Sallis
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
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
Tyrese Maxey scores 43 points to lead 76ers past Magic 136-124 without Joel Embiid
PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points, including eight straight during a crucial fourth-quarter stretch, and rookie VJ Edgecombe added 26 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 136-124 without Joel Embiid to improve to 3-0.
Embiid, the 2023 MVP and two-time scoring champ, was sidelined to rest his surgically repaired left knee. After playing in just 19 games last season, Embiid played the first two with a restriction of 20 minutes.
Philadelphia did just fine without its star center. Maxey followed a 3-pointer with a driving basket with just over a minute left that gave the 76ers a comfortable 12-point advantage. He is averaging 37.0 points per game. Edgecombe, the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft, continues to impress and has 75 points through three games. Kelly Oubre Jr . contributed 25 points.
Paolo Banchero had 32 points to pace the Magic, who opened a five-game, 10-day trip with their third consecutive loss. Desmond Bane chipped in with 24 points and Franz Wagner added 22.
The Sixers' Andre Drummond finished with six rebounds, becoming the 32nd player in NBA history to record at least 11,000 rebounds.
Anthony Black drained a three-quarter-court shot at the third-quarter buzzer to pull the Magic within 101-94.