Raptors Edge 76ers, 125-121
The Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 125-121, in an NBA seeding game in Orlando on Wednesday evening.

Both teams came in looking to get some solid work in before the start of the postseason, and the 76ers (42-30), despite having several key names on their injury report pre-game, ended up playing with what passes for their normal starting five in the absence of Ben Simmons (knee). Philadelphia jumped out to a 32-25 lead through one and still held a seven-point edge at halftime before Toronto erased that deficit during the third quarter and headed into the final period ahead by two. Philly would come back to take as much as a 10-point lead with just under five minutes remaining before the Raptors finished on a 17-6 run over the final 2:59 to secure the win.

Kyle Lowry and Chris Boucher co-led the Raptors with 19 points, with Boucher also pulling down nine rebounds and recording four blocks. Norman Powell poured in 17 points, while Pascal Siakam furnished 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists and one block. Marc Gasol totaled 11 points, five boards, one assist, two steals and one block. Fred VanVleet supplied 10 points, six assists and two rebounds.

Tobias Harris played through an ankle issue to lead the 76ers with 22 points, complementing them with six boards, five assists and two blocks. Furkan Korkmaz registered 21 points, five boards, four assists and two steals. Raul Neto managed 17 points, five assists, one rebound, one steal and one block. Mike Scott compiled 12 points, five rebounds and two assists, while Josh Richardson and Matisse Thybulle contributed 10 points apiece.

The Raptors wrap up their seeding game schedule against the Denver Nuggets on Friday afternoon, while the Philadelphia 76ers have their final tuneup for the postseason against the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
Posted on: 8/12/2020 6:43 PM
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