ORLANDO, Fla. -- A miserable season just keeps getting worse

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A miserable season just keeps getting worse for the Philadelphia 76ers. Tobias Harris scored a career-high 31 points and the Orlando Magic beat the 76ers for the second time in less than a week, winning 92-81 Sunday night to extend Philadelphias losing streak to 14 games. The 76ers skid is their longest since 1994, when they lost 15 straight, and includes a defeat last Monday to the Milwaukee Bucks, the NBAs worst team. The 76ers have the NBAs second-worst record, while the Magic have the third-worst. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 17 rebounds for Orlando, which outscored Philadelphia 26-12 in the fourth quarter to earn the win. "It was definitely my mindset to attack them, put pressure on their defence," Harris said. "When I saw gaps in their defence, I wanted to attack them. They were focusing a lot on Nik tonight, so I saw a lot of openings spacing-wise that I used to my advantage." Both Orlando and Philadelphia have been clear that they are in rebuilding phases, and the 76ers traded two of their best players -- centre Spencer Hawes and guard-forward Evan Turner -- on Feb. 20. Philadelphia coach Brett Brown attributed the 76ers new-look lineup to their recent woes, pointing to it as a reason behind his squads spate of turnovers against Orlando. "We had 19 turnovers and six came from our point guards," Brown said. "A lot of that happened when we had three of five guys on the court who have only been with each other four days. Our offence hurt us more than our defence. "We were throwing the ball away or not knowing who to turn to. We poked ourselves in the eye with our turnovers. But give Orlando credit for raising the intensity in the fourth quarter and bothering us." Thaddeus Young had 29 points for Philadelphia and Michael Carter-Williams added 17 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams played road games the night before, which might have contributed to sloppy in a game that featured two of the leagues top rookies: Carter-Williams and Orlandos Victor Oladipo. Carter-Williams leads all NBA rookies in points, rebounds, assists, steals and minutes played, is a front-runner to win the Rookie of the Year award, with Oladipo closely following him. Oladipo finished with nine points and Magic coach Jacque Vaughn admitted hes monitoring Oladipos minutes out of concern for fatigue. "Ill gauge his minutes to see how he feels," Vaughn said. "But hes been taking care of his body." NOTES: Magic guards Jameer Nelson (sore calf) and Arron Afflalo (illness) were out with injuries. It was the fifth game in a row Afflalo has missed, three with a sprained ankle and two with illness. . The Magic have a 15-15 record at home, thanks to winning seven of their last eight. . 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Such an initiative would also be a strong indicator of the publics support to the bid.Speaking at the French Olympic Committee headquarters, where the results of 12 workshops on a possible bid were discussed, Masseglia was unsure about the amount of money a telethon could raise. He said the rest of the budget would come from private subsidies.Bernard Lapasset, who heads the French Committee for International Sport, said no decision on whether Paris might bid would be taken before January, adding that the outcome of the International Olympic Committee session in Monaco in December will be taken into account. IOC President Thomas Bach is proposing changes to the bidding process as part of his reforms.After the IOC sessionn, well have a look at all our new opportunities.dddddddddddd Only then, well start writing our final report, Lapasset said. Well make sure our final document will fit with the new arrangements.Nothing really concrete emerged from Tuesdays presentation, although Lapasset revealed that a Paris bid would be based on five to nine main venues.Lapasset insisted that the project was enjoying state support despite the lack of enthusiasm shown by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.But the games would help Paris to develop, and this is what Anne Hidalgo wants for the city, too, he said.The next step in the organizers schedule will be in January, when the results of a feasibility study focusing on financial and technical issues will be submitted to state officials.We need to stop chewing over our loss in the race for the 2012 Games, said IOC member Tony Estanguet, a former three-time Olympic champion in canoe slalom. Losing is part of the game, as long as you are able to bounce back.By 2024, it will have been 100 years since France last staged the Summer Olympics in Paris. 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