Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 17 points down in the first quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 123-112.
The 76ers trailed 33-16 with 2:01 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Raptors 107-79 the rest of the way.
Joel Embiid scored 20 points (9 in the third quarter). Maxey and Embiid set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Raptors, RJ Barrett had 31 points (16 in the paint) and 14 rebounds on 13 for 20 shooting, and Immanuel Quickley added 26 points and 6 assists. Quickley went 2 for 3 on floaters. Floaters have been 22% of his shots since 2020-21, more than twice the league’s rate, and he has made 46.5% of them (the league: 45.1%).
The 76ers shot 52.3% from the field and 43.3% from 3 to the Raptors’ 47.6% and 37.8%. The Raptors forced 10 turnovers, about 9 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The 76ers were outscored 20-7 in 4 minutes with Brown, Wade, Maxey, Walker and Edgecombe on the floor together.