Tyrese Maxey dropped his second 40-point game of the year, and VJ Edgecombe supplied an efficient 26 points and seven assists to power the Sixers to a FINAL SCORE

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers played host to the Orlando Magic on Monday night looking to keep things rolling in the right direction. Things would be tough as Philadelphia was missing Joel Embiid and Dominick Barlow in this one, but the Sixers still had Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe to lead the way.

Maxey is averaging 37 points through three games this season. Rookie VJ Edgecombe added 26 points and Kelly Oubre scored 25.

Tyrese Maxey has made strides every year of his career, from coming off the bench for the Philadelphia 76ers to earning an All-Star nod and being named Most Improve Player a year ago.

The Orlando Magic haven't looked dominant in any of their three games so far, but that isn't enough reason to be too alarmed. While they have struggled in vario

24 points from Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, respectively, with 23 from Desmond Bane on 3/6 shooting from deep, is a stat line that will win Orlando a lot of games. Plus, a healthy Jalen Suggs getting the start and playing clutch minutes will always be a welcome bonus.