Butler beaten on debut as Magic rally stuns Sixers

NEW CHAPTER. Jimmy Butler drops 14 points in his first game with the Sixers. Photo by Alex Menendez / Getty Images / AFP

LOS ANGELES, USA – Nikola Vucevic scored 30 points in the second quarter of a quarter-final as Jimmy Butler defeated Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA on Wednesday, November 14 (Thursday, November 15, Manila time).

Orlando overturned a 16-point deficit in the final quarter to post at 111-106 win.

Orlando improved to 7-8 with the victory while the Sixers saw their record slip to 9-7.

Butler, who completed his move to Philadelphia from the Minnesota This week, finished with 14 points from his 32 minute run at Orlando's Amway Center.

The Sixers and Butler However, they will be able to see how they managed to behave.

FINAL SCORE THREAD

Terrence Ross comes up late clutch to secure the @OrlandoMagic victory at home!#PureMagic 111#HereTheyCome 106

Nikola Vucevic: 30 PTS, 8 REB
Aaron Gordon: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 6 REB
Joel Embiid: 19 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST pic.twitter.com/LPr7yfg1HB

– NBA (@NBA) November 15, 2018

Philadelphia had a comfortable 92-76 lead with 10 minutes and 51 seconds left in the 4th quarter, seemingly well on track for a win routine.

However, Orlando came roaring back with an incredible 21-0 run to surge into a 97-92 lead.

The Sixers fought back by Wilson Chandler's three-pointer which made it 97-97.

Mike Muscala then added a triple off an assist by Butler to help take the Sixers into a 104-100 lead as the second ticked down.

With the score at 106-106 and only 8 seconds on the clock, Orlando's Terrence Ross is drained to three-pointer to make it 109-106 before Vucevic added the stroke of grace with his two free throws to complete scoring.

As well as his 30-point haul, Vucevic contributed 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four other players made double figures, with Aaron Gordon adding 17 points and Ross finishing with 15 off the bench.

J.J. Redick led the Sixers scoring with 22 points while Joel Embiid had a triple double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

Elsewhere WednesdayThe Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors slumped to only their third defeat of the season in a 106-104 reverse against the Detroit Pistons at the Scotiabank Arena.

Blake Griffin did the damage for Detroit, with 30 points and 12 rebounds, while Reggie Jackson (13 points) and Andre Drummond (11 points, 14 rebounds) also played key roles in the win.

Kawhi Leonard led the scoring for Toronto with 26 points while Pascal Siakam and Greg Monroe both had 17 points apiece.

Meanwhile in Milwaukee Marc Gasol scored 29 points and Mike Conley 26 as the Memphis Grizzlies upset the Bucks 116-113.

The second-place Bucks missed the chance to close the gap on the Raptors at the East 31 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo and 25 points from Khris Middleton. – Rappler.com