Sixers Vs. Magic: 3 Storylines to Watch and How to Stream the Game

The 76ers (40-23) are taking on the Orlando Magic (30-45) at Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night.

It will be their sixth consecutive game without Joel Embiid, as he sits with knee soreness.

Here are the essentials:

• When: 7:30 p.m. ET with Sixers Pregame Live at 7 p.m.
• Where: Wells Fargo Center Center
• Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia
• Live stream: NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports MyTeams app

And here are three storylines to watch:

Magic playing to level of opponents

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Before you think this is a game the Sixers can coast, take a look at some of the teams the Magic have recently beaten: Indiana, Golden State, Toronto, Milwaukee (all within the past three weeks). It might come as a surprise then that their past three losses have come to Cleveland, New York and Chicago. The point is the Magic clearly get up for big games and tend to play to the level of their opponent. Tonight, with the Sixers shorthanded, it will be no exception.

Standings watch

Both teams have plenty to play for tonight, though at different sides of the standings. The Magic, Charlotte Hornets, and Miami Heat are all currently vying for the eighth seed in the East. While with a win tonight, the Sixers could finish the night as the virtual three-seed, should the Pacers fall to Chicago, of course.

All-Star Nikola Vucevic

Vucevic, who made his first All-Star team this year (averaging a team-high 20.7 points, a team-high 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.22 blocks per game), put together a string of solid performances against the Sixers this season, scoring 27 and 30 points, respectively. With Joel Embiid, Boban Marjanovic and Jonah Bolden all sidelined for tonight's game, the Sixers will have their hands full.

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