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The Sixers did most of their damage early in the game, riding a torrid first half of shooting to a blowout victory on the second night of a back-to-back against
Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their bounce back win over the Toronto Raptors.
VJ Edgecombe and Paul George each added 15 points as the Sixers bounced back from Sunday’s overtime loss to Toronto to win for the sixth time in eight games.
Scottie Barnes hit a tiebreaking free throw with 0.8 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-115 in the first of back-to-back meetings between short-handed teams.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry reiterates his plan to retire as a member of the Toronto Raptors in his potential final return "home".
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Observations after Sixers fall to Raptors in OT to begin mini-series
The Raptors created issues for the Sixers when they were backpedaling and failed to stop the ball. Led by Barnes, the Raptors constantly pushed the ball forward through both the pass and dribble. Toronto posted eight of the game’s first nine fast-break points.
Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points to give the Sixers every chance to earn a win, but a slew of mistakes in crunch time cost them a victory against the Toronto Raptors on the first night of a back-to-back.
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Sixers choke away leads in regulation, OT in ugly loss vs. Raptors
Tyrese Maxey did all he could, but the Sixers coughed up late leads in regulation and overtime in a loss to the Raptors.
The 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 103-91 Friday, covering as a 3.5-point road favorite with the Under (227.5) cashing. Philadelphia was led by G Tyrese Maxey, who dropped 29 points on 10-for-22 shooting. It has been surging, winning 5 of its last 6 and covering in each win. The 76ers are 22-13-1 against the spread (ATS) on the season.
The Philadelphia 76ers discuss how they handle their rematch opportunity with the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.