For the third consecutive game after the NBA All-Star break, the Philadelphia 76ers’ defense was nonexistent. The Magic, a mere 25th in offensive rating, scored 124 points en route to denying the Sixers their ninth win of the season at the Wells Fargo Center. What has been strange about this stretch isn’t necessarily the losing, as the Sixers (8-48) do that quite a bit. It’s how they’re losing: The Sixers rang up 115 points on 54 percent shooting from the field, and at times, looked very fluid. The offense, which ranks dead last in the NBA by a mile, wasn’t the problem during a season when it has been just that on so many occasions.
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