Something's got to give when 76ers host Orlando
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(SportsNetwork.com) - An unstoppable force meets an immoveable object as far as losing is concerned when the road-weary Orlando Magic pay a visit to the sinking Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center.
The Magic have lost a franchise record-tying 16 straight road games, while the Sixers are winless in their last 11 games overall and 10 in a row at home.
Orlando is 0-2 on a four-game road trip after losses at Toronto and Washington, and last dropped 16 straight as the visitor from Jan. 27-March 21, 2006. The Magic's previous road victory was an 83-82 decision over Chicago back on Dec. 16.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In Tuesday's 115-106 defeat to the Wizards, rookie Victor Oladipo had 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting and Moe Harkless added 22. Nikola Vucevic finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, losers in five of the last six games. The Magic are just 3-27 on the road and will visit Miami on Saturday.
The Magic shot well at Washington, making 50 percent from the field, but hit only 8-of-25 3-pointers and committed 17 turnovers for 23 Washington points.
"They were getting whatever they wanted in the whole first half," Harkless said of the Wizards, who had a 62-53 lead at the half.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Magic guard and leading scorer Arron Afflalo (19.7 ppg) has missed the last two games and is questionable against the 76ers.
Philadelphia hasn't won since Jan. 29 in a buzzer-beating defeat of the Boston Celtics. Evan Turner hit the game-winning jumper in that one and now he's playing for the Indiana Pacers.
The Sixers are winless (0-3) so far on a five-game homestand and suffered their 11th consecutive defeat on Monday against the NBA-worst Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks took a 130-110 victory and led by as many as 35 points.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thaddeus Young and Michael Carter-Williams scored 28 and 20 points, respectively, for the Sixers, who are 3-21 since a season-high four-game winning streak from Dec. 29-Jan. 4 and 8-21 as the host.
"They hit every open shot," Young said. "We have to do a better job."
Philly has lost 16 of its last 18 home games and is allowing an NBA-worst 111.0 points per game. Opponents have scored 100 or more points in each of the last 11 games against the Sixers, who last allowed 100-plus points in more than 10 straight games in a single season during the final 11 games of the 1996-97 campaign.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 76ers will close out the homestand Saturday versus Washington and have split two meetings with Orlando this season. The Magic are 9-3 in the past 12 matchups with Philadelphia and have won 12 of 16 trips to south Philly.