Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points as the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 3-0 by defeating the visiting Orlando Magic 136-124 on Monday.

Kelly Oubre Jr. added 25 points and 10 rebounds for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid (knee injury management) for the first time this season. Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe continued the impressive start to his career, contributing 26 points and seven assists.

Paolo Banchero scored 32 points and Desmond Bane added 24 points before fouling out. Franz Wagner chipped in 22 points for Orlando, which has lost three of its first four games.

Philadelphia led by nine after two long 3-pointers by Eric Gordon early in the fourth, but Orlando chipped away.

Wendell Carter Jr.'s 3-pointer with 6:39 left got the Magic within 115-111 and then Anthony Black's lay

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