Bodog Beat

For a team built around youth, the Philadelphia 76ers leaned on aging veterans like Donyell Marshall to win the playoff opener against the Orlando Magic. (AP Images)

The Sixers will likely need another strong performance from their bench if they have any chance for a repeat in Game 2 tonight.

Louis Williams had 18 points off the bench, and then there was Theo Ratliff banging with Dwight Howard to keep him from getting a few crucial rebounds late.

Once heavy favorites to win the series, the 10.5-point favored Magic now find themselves in a pressure-packed game on their home floor before the best-of-seven series shifts to Philadelphia.

Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis are still slowed by injuries, and it showed in Game 1. The usually sharp-shooting forwards are the Magic's leading scorers behind Howard but combined for just 21 points, with each clanking jumpers in the final minute that could have sealed a win.