The Orlando Magic defense struggled, but there were some positives in their loss against the Philadelphia 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points, including eight straight during a crucial fourth-quarter stretch, and rookie VJ Edgecombe added 26 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 136-124 without Joel Embiid to improve to 3-0.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their win over the Orlando Magic on Monday to get to 3-0.

The Orlando Magic are still in the loss column after falling 136-124 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night inside the Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Magic fell b

The Sixers will be without Joel Embiid as they play the front end of a back-to-back looking to move to 3-0.

Two games into the season, the Philadelphia 76ers already have shown they can lean on multiple options to carry the team.

The Orlando Magic are leaving the Sunshine State to embark on a five-game road trip, their first of the season after losing two of three games at home to start