PHILADELPHIA – All season, the Sixers have prided themselves on their ability to withstand high-profile absences. And after what happened last year – a 24-58 calamity in which the team crumbled at the sight of any bit of adversity – they have put in considerable effort to make sure this train stays on the tracks no matter which players are available.

But with the Orlando Magic in town on Tuesday night, the Sixers were without 80 percent of their projected starting lineup – Joel Embiid, Paul George, VJ Edgecombe and Kelly Oubre Jr. – plus reserve center Adem Bona.

Making matters worse, Trendon Watford went down with an injury in the first half; it did not look like the kind that only incites a short-term absence. By that time, though, the Sixers had let go of the rope. They allowed 51 poi

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