ORLANDO–The Philadelphia 76ers were able to pick up two wins on the road over the Orlando Magic and it has been thanks in large part to the play of Shake Milton. The veteran out of SMU had two big games on the road and it was capped by Philadelphia’s 133-103 win on Sunday.
On Friday, Milton had 24 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds while shooting 7-for-13 and on Sunday, he had 29 points on 10-for-13 shooting with seven assists and five rebounds. He has just been terrific all-around since the injuries to Tyrese Maxey and James Harden to fill in on the floor.
On Sunday, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley was feeling impressed with what Milton has been bringing to the floor.
“Watching games prior to them coming in and playing us, his level of confidence,” Mosley said of Milton. “You can just see the way he’s commanding the floor, the way he’s running the team, the way he steps into his shots, he has an air of confidence about him that you like to see in a guy that isn’t necessarily getting all the minutes early, but then when it’s time and his number is called, he’s ready to go.”
Milton and the Sixers will be looking to continue to grow as a team and get everybody on the same page and healthy moving forward. Philadelphia will play host to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday on the second night of a back-to-back.
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