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February 24, 2016 1:42:am EST

Feb 23 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's National Basketball Association games. Magic 124, 76ers 115 Center Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 35 points and guard Victor Oladipo added 22 as the Orlando Magic beat the Philadelphia 76ers 124-115 on Tuesday night. Vucevic, a former Sixer, made 13 of 21 shots from the floor and fell two points short of his career high. He also collected nine rebounds and four assists for the Magic, who won for the fourth time in sixth games. However, the Magic is just 6-17 since starting the season 19-13. ... Continue to Article

February 24, 2016 1:12:am EST

Stan Van Gundy, president of basketball operations, had every right to take into account health concerns when he vetoed a trade that could've added to the Detroit Pistons' depth. Detroit suddenly is without two forwards for at least the next couple of weeks of its playoff push, but it will try to build on a victory over the Eastern Conference's top team when the league-worst Philadelphia 76ers visit Wednesday night. Van Gundy acquired Tobias Harris from Orlando last week before agreeing to send Joel Anthony to Philadelphia at the trade deadline in a three-team deal that would give Houston a protected first-round pick in exchange for big man Donatas Motiejunas and guard Marcus Thornton. Continue to Article

February 24, 2016 12:06:am EST