76ers, Magic, Lakers head home for Game 3 trailing 2-0 in NBA playoff series

Joel Embiid and the 76ers had just dropped two straight playoff games in New York that left them feeling like – well, like their playoff series against the Knicks was far from over.A bold statement from last season’s NBA MVP, for sure. It’s one the Sixers – and Orlando and the Lakers – have to believe is possible with all three teams facing 2-0 deficits heading into a trio of Game 3s on Thursday in the NBA playoffs.

The Cavs led from start to finish in both games inside Cleveland’s rowdy Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, where the deafening crowd noise may have had something to do with the Magic’s lack of any shooting touch. Being back on their home floor will help, and Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff expects the Magic to up the physicality.

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