{"id":229467,"date":"2026-04-13T08:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229467\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:39:23","slug":"sixers-finish-2025-26-season-with-45-37-record-will-face-orlando-magic-in-play-in-tournament-as-no-7-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229467\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers finish 2025-26 season with 45-37 record, will face Orlando Magic in Play-In Tournament as No. 7 seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As expected headed into Sunday&#8217;s regular-season finale, the Sixers finished the 2025-26 campaign with a 45-37 record. But after a catastrophic loss to the Boston Celtics&#8217; deepest reserves, the Orlando Magic have given the Sixers a gift. The Sixers leapfrogged Orlando on the last day of the season, notching the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Sixers will now host the Magic in the first game of the Play-In Tournament, with\u00a0the game tipping off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.\u00a0The winner will be moving on and facing the Celtics in a seven-game series in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>If the Sixers lose to Orlando, they will then play host to the winner of a game between the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat. The winner of that battle would reach the playoff bracket and do battle with the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, while the loser would be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If the Sixers make the playoffs, Game 1 of their first-round series will be Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>If they beat Orlando, Sixers-Celtics Game 1 in Boston at 1:00PM ET on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>If they lose to Orlando but beat the winner of Miami-Charlotte, Sixers-Pistons Game 1 in Detroit at 6:30PM ET on NBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SixersAdam\/status\/2043524701993984384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sixers won their season series against Orlando, 2-1, with 12-point wins in Philadelphia in October and Orlando in January sandwiching a 41-point home loss the Sixers suffered at the hands of the Magic in November.<\/p>\n<p>Built around Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane, Orlando&#8217;s identity has been tied to its excellent defense for a few years now. But it took multiple steps back this season, with the Magic finishing the year around the middle of the pack in defensive efficiency. Orlando&#8217;s offense is also roughly average, but for their standards that is a major improvement. They have been unreliable all season long, best exemplified by their head-scratching defeat on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"center\">MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/sixers-news-analysis-matt-cord-retirement-interview-best-calls-moments-nba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Cord reflects on 28-year run as Sixers&#8217; PA announcer<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Adam on Twitter: <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SixersAdam\" style=\"outline-color: currentcolor; outline-style: none;\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SixersAdam<\/a><br \/>Follow PhillyVoice on Twitter: <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thephillyvoice\" style=\"outline-color: currentcolor; outline-style: none;\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@thephillyvoice<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As expected headed into Sunday&#8217;s regular-season finale, the Sixers finished the 2025-26 campaign with a 45-37 record. 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