Philadelphia 76ers no allow early scare spoil dia night, as dem come from 17 points down to beat Toronto Raptors 123-112 for Wells Fargo Center. Di Sixers bin dey without LeBron James, wey dem rest to manage lower back/sciatica condition, but dem still handle a Raptors side wey no get Kawhi Leonard and Scottie Barnes.
Joel Embiid give di home crowd one nervous moment for first quarter when e knock knees with Toronto’s Ja’Kobe Walter and limp go locker room. E return before quarter end and finish with 20 points. Tyrese Maxey lead Philadelphia with 27 points, while VJ Edgecombe flirt with triple-double. RJ Barrett carry Toronto with 31 points.
Start no look sweet for Sixers at all. Toronto open strong, shoot 12-for-24 for first quarter and lead 33-16, with 11 fastbreak points. Philadelphia start 1-for-8 from three-point range and defense bin slow. Di crowd boo dem after Nick Nurse timeout, and e look like wake-up call.
Sixers respond. Dem hold Raptors without point for 4 minutes 24 seconds from end of first to early second, then hit four of dia next five three-pointers. Na 19-1 run erase di 17-point gap, and first half end 60-60. From there, Philadelphia play better basketball for both ends and close out di win. Di result move Sixers to 3-0 for di season when LeBron James no play. James get four days rest before Sixers play again Sunday.
