National Basketball Association
Toronto 108, Philadelphia 100
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 13, 2013
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#50 Olandis Poole, #31 Scott Wall, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance:
17133
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Raptors 108, 76ers 100: DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Terrence Ross had 24 as Toronto held on to snap a four-game home losing streak.
Amir Johnson scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 13 boards for the Raptors, who never trailed. Kyle Lowry handed out 11 assists and Greivis Vasquez contributed 12 points off the bench in his first game since being acquired in a trade with Sacramento earlier in the week.
Tony Wroten led five players in double figures with 23 points for Philadelphia, which has lost five straight. Evan Turner scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Toronto scored the final 10 points of the first quarter and the last seven points of the second to take a 56-48 lead into the break. DeRozan scored twice in the first minute of the third to push the lead into double digits but Turner had five points in an 11-0 burst that helped the 76ers get within three points late in the stanza.
The advantage was 87-82 with eight minutes remaining before Vasquez hit a pair of 3-pointers and Johnson added another in a span of 49 seconds to make it 96-82. Philadelphia made one last push to cut it to 100-98 on Wroten's basket with just under two minutes left, but Ross' 3-pointer on the other end kicked off an 8-2 run to end the game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: F Patrick Patterson and F John Salmons, also acquired in the trade with Sacramento, combined for eight points for Toronto. ... Philadelphia was without PG Michael Carter-Williams (knee) for the fifth straight game. ... F Thaddeus Young scored 18 points for the 76ers.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Toronto |
Tony Wroten 23 |
Scoring |
DeMar DeRozan 27 |
Tony Wroten 5 |
Assists |
Kyle Lowry 11 |
Evan Turner 10 |
Rebounds |
Jonas Valanciunas 13 |
Spencer Hawes 5 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMar DeRozan 7 |
Lavoy Allen 2 |
Steals |
Tyler Hansbrough 2 |
Spencer Hawes 4 |
Blocks |
Amir Johnson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
100 |
44.0 |
9-23 |
17-21 |
19 |
42 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
Toronto
|
108 |
47.6 |
10-25 |
20-24 |
24 |
47 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Portland. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.