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Game Recap: Orlando Magic 103, Philadelphia 76ers 101

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, Nov. 1 and were defeated by a final score of 103-101.

It’s hard to imagine a more heart-breaking way to lose a basketball game.

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With the score tied at 101 and 27.7 seconds showing on the clock, the Philadelphia 76ers called a timeout to draw up one final play in an attempt to get their first win of the season against the Orlando Magic.

Instead, the complete opposite occurred in front of the home crowd at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Sixers turned the ball over following the timeout and, on the Magic’s ensuing possession, reserve point guard T.J. McConnell got called for a flagrant foul on Serge Ibaka with 1.4 seconds remaining in the game. Ibaka went to the line, sank both free throws and the Magic were able to run out the clock from there, securing the 103-101 Orlando victory.

The Sixers, who opened the game on a 10-0 run and led by as many as 18, drop to 0-3 on the season with the loss.

In 25 minutes of playing time, Joel Embiid filled up the stat-sheet for the Sixers, finishing with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 assists. He made 6 of his 12 field goal attempts and missed his only 3-pointer, although he did hit a long two-pointer to close out the third quarter.

Hollis Thompson caught fire for Philadelphia, finishing with a team-best 22 points and made all four of his 3-point attempts. Gerald Henderson netted 18 points while Sergio Rodriguez scored 12 and dished out 11 assists.

Rookie Dario Saric notched the first 20-point game of his young career and had 21 points.

For Orlando, former Sixers first-round draft pick Nikola Vucevic finished with a game-high 24 points and 14 rebounds, while Serge Ibaka had 21 points with four rebounds.

Elfrid Payton, who the Sixers drafted and shortly thereafter traded to the Magic for Saric and a draft pick, netted 18 points and 10 assists and Evan Fournier had 17 points with 5 assists.

The 76ers have now opened their season with a 0-3 record for the third straight season.

Next up, Philadelphia will play LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at home on Saturday, Nov. 5, with tipoff slated for 7:00 p.m.

Things certainly won’t be getting any easier for the Sixers.

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