Tyrese Maxey scores 31 as Sixers beat Magic, advance to East playoffs
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Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, V.J. Edgecombe added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers weathered the absence of Joel Embiid to beat the Orlando Magic 109-97 and secure the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Sixers moved on to a first-round series that begins Sunday at Boston.
Desmond Bane and the Magic aren’t done yet.
They will host Charlotte on Friday night with the winner earning the No. 8 seed in the East and a first-round matchup with Detroit.
Embiid had an emergency appendectomy last week in Houston.
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