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Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their bounce back win over the Toronto Raptors.
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
It was a brief cameo at the end of a blowout win, but it meant everything to Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry.
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.
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.
Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points, Joel Embiid had 27 and the Philadelphia 76ers used an 80-point first half to beat the Toronto Raptors 115-102.
The Sixers barely missed in the first quarter, finishing with 45 points across the first 12 minutes. They led by as many as 31 points in the first half, and led 80-51 at the break. While they didn’t quite go for the throat in the second half to allow the benches to empty very early,