--The Sixers' bench, particularly Lou Williams (18 points) and Donyell Marshall (11 points in 11 fourth-quarter minutes), gave the Sixers a big boost. The reserves had a plus-minus total of +41, compared to the starters' -31.
--The Sixers met the Magic once before in the playoffs and each was the same seed as this year (Philly was No. 6 and Orlando No. 3). In the 1999 best-of-five series, the Sixers won Game 1 on the road en route to a 3-1 victory under Larry Brown during the lockout-shortened season. QUOTE TO NOTE: "We stuck with the game plan, made some big stops, Donyell (Marshall) hit some big shots and Andre (Iguodala) finished it off the way he always does." -- Guard Andre Miller, after the Sixers' 100-98 Game 1 victory at Orlando.
