Raptors 106, 76ers 98: Nick Young scored 23 points off the bench and Jrue Holiday collected 19 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds as Philadelphia rallied in the fourth quarter to prevent visiting Toronto from notching back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Jason Richardson added 21 points and Thaddeus Young had 18 and seven rebounds for the 76ers (7-4), who outscored the Raptors 33-18 in the fourth quarter after trailing by seven entering the final period. Philadelphia closed the game on a 20-6 run.
DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Andrea Bargnani had 22 and seven rebounds for the Raptors (3-8), who were just 4-of-16 from 3-point range.
Philadelphia, which has won three straight and six of eight overall, has taken six of the past seven meetings with Toronto.
Jose Calderon had 13 points and 12 assists while Jonas Valanciunas added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto dropped to 1-5 on the road and 0-5 in the first game of back-to-back sets. The Raptors play at Charlotte on Wednesday. … Raptors G Kyle Lowry returned after missing six games with a sprained ankle and bruised foot. He came off the bench and collected 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 30 minutes. … The teams combined for just 19 turnovers. They entered the game ranked second and third in the NBA for the fewest turnovers per game.
Toronto | Philadelphia | |
DeMar DeRozan 24 | Scoring | Nick Young 23 |
Jose Calderon 12 | Assists | Jrue Holiday 12 |
Jonas Valanciunas 11 | Rebounds | Jrue Holiday 8 |
DeMar DeRozan 7 | Free Throws Made | Nick Young 6 |
Andrea Bargnani 1 | Steals | Jrue Holiday 3 |
Jonas Valanciunas 3 | Blocks | Lavoy Allen 4 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Toronto | 98 | 45.1 | 4-16 | 20-29 | 28 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
Philadelphia | 106 | 47.1 | 9-24 | 17-19 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 8 |