As it has been so far this season, the starting backcourt of Tyrese Maxey and Rookie VJ Edgecombe carried the Sixers against the Magic. They combined for 40 of the Sixers' 72 first-half points and finished the game with a combined 69 points as Philly improved to 3-0 this season.

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They received a big performance from their backcourt as Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and rookie VJ Edgecombe dropped 34 in his NBA debut. Edgecombe, especially, had a historic debut. He had 14 points in the first quarter--the most by a player in the opening quarter of his debut since LeBron James scored 12 in the first back in 2003.

Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe received a warm welcome from Philly fans after a stellar debut in Boston With the Sixers down by eight with less than five minutes remaining, fans started their long walk back to the parking lots. But for those who remained, they witnessed the Sixers battle back to make it a 1-point game with less than 2 minutes to play.

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VJ Edgecombe created an amazing defensive highlight against Paolo Banchero during the 76ers' win over the Magic on Monday night.

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