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Maybe not the blowout people are looking for, but still a pretty decent win. The Sixers erased a 17-point first half deficit to defeat the Toronto Raptors 123-112 Thursday night.
Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 27 shooting 8-of-13 from the field along with eight assists. Joel Embiid didn’t quite break out of his shooting slump, but looked much better as he avoided an injury scare early in the game. He finished with 20 points going 7-of-17 from the floor along with four rebounds.
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Jaylen Brown had an up-and-down night, going 8-of-15 from the field for 18 points and six rebounds. VJ Edgecombe had another great swiss army knife game, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. R.J. Barrett led all scorers with 31.
LeBron James was out for this one with lower back management, as well as Adem Bona (neck) and Dominick Barlow (back). Toronto was without Kawhi Leonard, Scottie Barnes, and Trayce Jackson-Davis.
Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.
First Quarter
The Sixers opened the game generating good shots. Brown shook free of CMB for a pull-up jumper, Dean Wade and Edgecombe both stepped into open threes, and Embiid got a jumper from the free throw line, but none of these looks fell. Maxey finally got the Sixers their first field goal of the game getting the ball off a broken play and getting to the basket.
Embiid set a screen for Maxey to help him get open on the three-point line and appeared to bang knees with Ja’Kobe Walter as Walter was trying to fight through the screen. Embiid went down in a heap of pain immediately and the Sixers stopped the game so he could head back to the locker room.
The Sixers’ offense continued to struggle after the stoppage. Brown was trying attack off the dribble but was getting bottled up. They still couldn’t hit a three off the catch either — the rest of the team started the game 0-of-4 from deep. The Raptors ripped off a 12-0 run during this stretch.
For the second game in a row, Edgecombe had a really nice spin move to split defenders and get to the basket. Darko Rajakovich called timeout after he did so, which allowed Embiid to emerge from the locker room…
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