The Magic trailed from start to finish, falling meekly to the Philadelphia 76ers 101-89 and hardly putting up any fight at the Wachovia Center. Their road luck didn't help here as the offense and defense looked worse than a high school pick up game. This game was so lopsided, the Magic never even had a chance.
"We just didn't bring it tonight,'' said point guard Jameer Nelson. "We never got out of the gate.''
According to Povtak, "The Sixers (26-32) are one of the most offensively challenged teams in the league, but they had little trouble scoring early against the Magic, who played defense with a hands-off approach."
Turkoglu again led the team in scoring (20), but also in turnovers, with 5. The Magic, as a team, finished with a last-season like 20 turnovers, giving Philly easy buckets.
J.J. got 15 minutes and change, of action, but looked just as lost as everyone else. He fouled shooters for three point plays, missed free throws, jacked up shots and had turnovers. Nothing special but he did hit 2 three-pointers en route to a spectacular 10 points. “I’ve never liked the Wachovia Center rims,” Redick joked.
Magic guard Keyon Dooling sprained his left foot. Evans played 10 minutes in the first half and did not return.
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