The Sixers' 2-1 road trip came with sentimental — and spicy — emotions. Lowry's sendoff and Embiid's liftoff were the highlight of the week.

It was a brief cameo at the end of a blowout win, but it meant everything to Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry.

The night after an embarrassing late-game collapse, the Sixers responded exactly as they hoped to, handling the Toronto Raptors with ease on Monday night.

The Toronto Raptors are still on a high after beating the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime, but they will have to return to earth quickly as a rematch is schedule

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.

For example: the Sixers sign-and-traded Buddy Hield to the Golden State Warriors during the 2024 offseason, and that eventually became part of a massive six-team trade involving many other transactions. But for the purposes of this exercise, Golden State was the only team counted for that move. In any case, here are the results:

The Philadelphia 76ers have officially ruled Paul George out due to left knee soreness against the Toronto Raptors.