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.

Anthony Black anotó en la primera mitad 27 de sus 31 puntos, la mayor estadística en su carrera, y el Magic de Orlando aplastó el martes 144-103 a los 76ers de Filadelfia, diezmados por lesiones, en un encuentro de la Copa NBA.