Joel Embiid had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 117-111.
The 76ers never trailed and led by as many as 21.
The Raptors got within 102-101 on DeMar DeRozan’s 17-foot pull-up jumper with 3:03 to play, but Ben Simmons answered with a driving layup, and the Raptors got no closer.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Raptors 12-5. Dario Saric scored 5 of the 76ers’ 12 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Simmons had 2 steals, and the 76ers scored 2 points off them.
T.J. McConnell had 18 points (14 in the paint), 8 assists and 3 steals off the bench.
For the Raptors, DeRozan scored 24 points, and Delon Wright added 20 points (15 in the fourth quarter) on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench. Wright scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers shot 49.4% from the field to the Raptors’ 40.0%. The Raptors outscored the 76ers 56-34 off the bench. The Raptors’ starters were outscored 40-24 in 13 minutes together. Trevor Booker fouled out.