PHILADELPHIA – Paul George scored 21 points and nine assists, second in his game since suffering a bone bruise in his left knee, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 102-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

KJ Martin added 20 points to help Philadelphia improve to 6-15. The 76ers won three of four games for the first time this season.

Franz Wagner scored 30 points for the Magic and Jalen Suggs 22. Orlando fell to 16-9.

Takeaways

Magic: If the Magic are to be taken seriously in the Eastern Conference, they need to improve their three-point shooting percentage. They started the evening with an NBA-worst 31.2%.

76ers: Joel Embiid could be back sooner rather than later due to chronic knee swelling. He has only played four games this season

Key moment

After the Magic cut a 17-point lead to seven early in the fourth, Philadelphia forced two turnovers, with George and Martin making baskets to extend the lead to 13.

Key statistics

Orlando shot 4 of 21 from the floor in the second quarter and 0 of 13 from three-point range in the session. A lead of two points became a deficit of nine points.

Next

The Magic host Phoenix on Sunday. The 76ers play in Chicago on Sunday.

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