NBA: Harris out-duels Young as Magic best 76ers

ORLANDO - Forward Tobias Harris scored a career-high 31 points Sunday night (Monday, PHL time), leading the Orlando Magic to a 92-81 victory over the hapless Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 14th consecutive game.

The Magic (19-43) beat the Sixers (15-45) for the second time in five days, but they became the first that failed to score at least 100 points during Philadelphia's losing streak.

RT the word! Final: Magic 92, Sixers 81. @tobias31 scored a career-high 31 points. HIGHLIGHTS: http://t.co/Xhnwo5iAkF pic.twitter.com/glZxZsj46F

— Orlando Magic (@Orlando_Magic) March 3, 2014

Orlando center Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and game-high 17 rebounds. Reserve guard E'Twaun Moore added 11 points and played a key role in the Magic's fourth-quarter surge.

The Sixers were led by forward Thaddeus Young, who had 29 points and eight rebounds. Rookie guard Michael Carter-Williams contributed 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, outplaying fellow freshman Victor Oladipo of the Magic, who had nine points and four assists.

The Sixers committed 13 turnovers in the second half, playing a key role in their late-game collapse, when a nine-point lead dissolved quickly under the Magic's defensive pressure.

The Magic started the fourth quarter with a 13-2 run, opening a 79-71 lead with reserves Moore and forward Kyle O'Quinn each getting four points in that three-minute stretch. Orlando never trailed again.

The Sixers opened a 67-58 lead late in the third quarter on a three-pointer by guard Tony Wroten. The Magic, though, closed the period with an 8-2 run, including four consecutive points by Harris.

The Sixers led 46-43 at halftime despite shooting only 37 percent from the field. Carter-Williams had 14 points and five rebounds before intermission.

Harris led everyone with 19 first-half points, and Vucevic had 13 rebounds before the break. The Sixers led by as many as eight points in the second quarter.

The Sixers played with more intensity than they did four days earlier when they lost to the Magic in Philadelphia. - Reuters


The scores:

MAGIC 92 - Harris 31, Vucevic 18, Moore 11, Harkless 10, Oladipo 9, O'Quinn 8, Thomas 3, Nicholson 2, Price 0

76ERS 81 - Young 29, Carter-Williams 17, Wroten 12, Sims 12, Mullens 5, Anderson 2, Varnado 2, Williams 2, Thompson 0, Maynor 0

Orlando          28-15-23-26
Philadelphia    27-19-23-12