DeMar DeRozan scored 45 points, and the Toronto Raptors rallied from 22 points down in the third quarter to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-109 for their fifth straight win.
The Raptors trailed 65-52 at halftime and 76-54 with 9:09 left in the third quarter. They outscored the 76ers 60-33 the rest of the way.
DeRozan’s 2 free throws with 6.4 seconds left made it 114-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the 76ers 16-9. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 10 of the Raptors’ 16 on 1 for 2 shooting and 8 for 8 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Kyle Lowry had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points.
Lowry had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
For the 76ers, Ben Simmons scored 20 points (18 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting, and Jerryd Bayless went 1 for 7 from 3. Dario Saric had 18 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 9 assists on 7 for 10 shooting. Robert Covington had 19 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 5 steals.
The Raptors went 32 for 35 at the line to the 76ers’ 10 for 14. The 76ers gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 9 more than usual for the shots the Raptors missed. They outscored the Raptors 58-36 in the paint. The Raptors did not make a field goal in the last 3:16. The Raptors outscored the 76ers 20-5 in 6 minutes with Lowry, Ibaka, DeRozan, Wright and Siakam on the floor together. Richaun Holmes fouled out.