"Dwight Howard sat stone-faced near the end of the Orlando Magic bench as the final minutes ticked down inside the Wells Fargo Centeron Monday night. The Magic were about to lose their fourth consecutive game, and Howard must have hated what he was witnessing.

The final score — Philadelphia 74, Orlando 69 — does not show just how poorly the Magic offense played. Orlando made only three baskets in the entire third quarter and had scored only 51 points with three minutes remaining in regulation.

"Look, if a team doesn't play hard, that's one thing, but I thought our guys competed hard tonight," coach Stan Van Gundy said. "And it's my responsibility to find a way to create good shots for us, and I'm not running from that responsibility.""