A huge night from Joel Embiid, which included some gorgeous dimes and an injury scare, along with a 3-point barrage from Tyrese Maxey lift the Sixers to a key win over the Magic in their push for the 6th seed.

In studio with Devon Givens at 9:55.

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I would probably pick the Pacers to win against the Hawks, so I think you want them to win tonight.

Yeah a NYK loss (down 9 at the half rn) would also lock MIL in at the 2.

Would be beneficial to the Sixers if the Thunder pulled this one out, since you want the Bucks to have something to play for against Orlando on Sunday. A win here would lock the Bucks in as the 2 seed.

Sixers starting lineup against the Magic: Maxey, Lowry, Oubre Jr, Harris and Embiid

About to jump on with Ant to talk some Sixers.

Talking to Kyle Neubeck and Devon Givens at 2:30 to break down the Sixers' race for the 6th seed, which is now very much in play.

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Nick Nurse says De'Anthony Melton told him he feels fine after playing in Tuesday's game against the Pistons.

'He's not doing cartwheels and stuff up and down the court or anything, but he's fine.

'We'll throw him out there for longer tomorrow if we can. We certainly want to…

Nick Nurse says that De'Anthony Melton's back felt fine after playing in Tuesday's game against the Pistons, and that they'll look to extend his minutes a little bit in Friday's game against the Magic.

This is true as well, which would leave Pacers 5th, Sixers 6th and Magic 7th.

Pacers going 0-2 would work as well.

Going to stop going through iterations since there's a bunch. tl;dir if the Sixers win out they have a really good chance.

Sorry, I can't maths.

To claim the 6th seed, the Sixers need:
- The Pacers to win their final two games (at CLE, vs Hawks.)
- The Sixers to win their own final two games (vs Orlando, vs Nets.)

3-team tie b/w Sixers, Magic and Pacers would go Magic, then Pacers, then Sixers