NBA Twitter reacts to rookie Paolo Banchero, Magic upsetting Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers entered Monday night’s contest against the Orlando Magic playing some excellent basketball. The Sixers had won seven games in a row and they were coming off an impressive win over the Denver Nuggets where they trailed by 15 on two separate occasions.
On Monday, they led the Magic by 21 and it looked like they were going to cruise to an easy win.
However, Orlando woke up and they put on an impressive comeback led by rookie Paolo Banchero on their way to a 119-109 win. Banchero had 29 points with 14 of those points coming in a dominant third quarter and 10 rebounds in order to lead the Magic to an impressive win.
Along with Banchero’s efforts, Markelle Fultz made his Philly return and had 12 points, 10 assists, and four steals.
Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 30 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists, James Harden and Tobias Harris had 17 points each, and Matisse Thybulle had 10 points off the bench.
NBA Twitter reacted to Banchero and the Magic pulling off the upset:
Paolo Banchero dropped 29 PTS and 9 REB as the Magic won in Philly 💪 pic.twitter.com/PiW5kbFujG
— NBA (@NBA) January 31, 2023
Paolo Banchero tonight:
29 PTS
10 REB
3 AST
11-22 FGOrlando's first win against PHI since 2019, and their first on the road since 2016. pic.twitter.com/fBuyOGXGXA
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 31, 2023
Paolo Banchero tonight:
29 Points
10 Rebounds
3 Assists
50% FG
3/5 3PM pic.twitter.com/zMSxOxXCnM— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 31, 2023
Don’t sleep on the Orlando Magic. After beating Philly on the road tonight the young Magic are 15-11 in the last 26 games after a 6-20 start. The improvement has been phenomenal and Jamahl Mosely deserves a ton of credit.
— Stan Van Gundy (@realStanVG) January 31, 2023
.@sixers @JoelEmbiid finished the first half with 21 points on 7-11 shooting. It's the 21st time this season he's scored at least 20 points in a half, fourth in the @NBA.
Embiid entered play tonight leading the league with an average of 33.8 points per contest.
h/t @Stathead
— Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) January 31, 2023
A dominant first quarter for Joel Embiid thus far. 2 blocks, the last one an emphatic spike at the rim and then a big man's defensive rebound on the same possession.
6 points, 2 boards, 2 blocks, and 1 steal 5 minutes into the game.
Philly by 13 early on.
— Austin Krell (@NBAKrell) January 31, 2023
Sixers should start trying again.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) January 31, 2023
Sixers lose, 119-109. They are 32-17.
Effort loss. Got smoked on the glass. Got smoked in transition. Got smoked in the turnover battle. Blew a 21-point lead.
Good win for Orlando, a young, athletic team with some talent. But that's a reality check.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) January 31, 2023
Sixers didn’t deserve to win tonight in the least. Embarrassing loss because of the lack of effort and desire
— Danny Pommells (@DPommellsNBCS) January 31, 2023
The Sixers responded to this tweet by immediately losing to the Magic https://t.co/lEU66QHGPT
— InsideHoops.com NBA (@InsideHoops) January 31, 2023
Let’s all just pretend that Sixers game didn’t happen… pic.twitter.com/7RW6mzAU6z
— Life of a Philly Fan (@PhillyFanLife) January 31, 2023
People do not realize that the Sixers are on the second half of a back to back tonight (partied with Meek and Lil Baby at the Eagles game last night)
— Subscribe to the You Know Ball Patreon (@TrillBroDude) January 31, 2023
Embiid goes coast-to-coast for 21 PTS in the first half!
Sixers lead by 10 at the break.
WATCH: https://t.co/1pomQZN8Pi pic.twitter.com/n5IInuVJjx
— NBA (@NBA) January 31, 2023
No one is playing better than Joel Embiid right now. No one.
— Sixers Nation (@PHLSixersNation) January 31, 2023
In his first game back in Philadelphia as an opponent, Markelle Fultz recorded his first double-double of the season, putting up 12 points, 10 assists, four steals, and a +12 as the Magic came back from 18 down in the third to snap the Sixers’ 7-game win streak. #MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/YJipJAtoHW
— Brett Usher (@UsherNBA) January 31, 2023
Markelle Fultz is set to play in his 1st game in Philly as an opponent tonight. The former No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft was traded to the Magic in 2019. #Sixers pic.twitter.com/EP7h0o4dhk
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) January 30, 2023
