The Sixers entered the game significantly short-handed, with Joel Embiid (knee), Paul George (ankle), Kelly Oubre (knee) and VJ Edgecombe (calf) all out for the game, leaving Tyrese Maxey as the team's only consistent offensive engine. He wasn't nearly what they need him to be, with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting in 32 minutes.

Despite a record-setting first half, Orlando’s 41-point victory at Philadelphia was overshadowed by a skirmish between the two teams that led to the ejection of Jalen Suggs.