Daily News | Led by Shake Milton’s 24 points, reserves step up as Sixers take down Magic
Tobias Harris added 23 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. De’Anthony Melton , Georges Niang , and» READ MORE:The Sixers remained without their three leading scorers in Joel Embiid , James Harden , and Tyrese Maxey . In need of an extra body, recently signed two-way point guard Saben Lee arrived at the arena an hour before the game. He dressed for the game but didn’t compete.
When Embiid doesn’t play, they’re at a distinct height disadvantage to a lot of NBA teams. But Friday night was ridiculous against the Magic, who unveiled the third tallest starting lineup in NBA history.Jalen Suggs, who’s 6-foot-5, was the point guard. He was joined by shooting guard Wagner , small forward Bol Bol , power forward Paolo Banchero , and Mo Bamba . It was third tallest starting lineup in NBA history.
“They are just a big, long athletic team” he said. “That’s why you see the promise. You really do. That’s what they are, and they give problems, defensively.”Banchero was the first overall pick in June’s draft. Friday marked his first game back after being sidelined seven games because of a sprained left ankle.There’s a saying that you can’t teach height. Well, that was obvious as the Magic had a distinct height advantage.
Philly’s starting lineup consisted of forwards Harris and P.J. Tucker , center Harrell , and guards Melton and Milton .Reserve center Paul Reed was the only player off the Sixers bench taller than 6-7. Meanwhile, center Mo Wagner and small forward Caleb Houstan were the Magic frontcourt players off the bench.
Orlando used its height advantage to score 18 of 29 first-quarter points in the paint. They ended the game with a 48-40 advantage.was locked in and his normal fiery self after intermission. That’s when he scored 14 of his points while hitting 5 of 7 three-pointers. He even stared at the Magic bench and yelled ‘Let’s [expletive] go” after hitting a three-pointer to put the Sixers up, 96-86, with 6 minutes, 57 seconds remaining.
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