If this is Kyle Lowry's final season in the NBA, the crowd at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena gave him a send-off to remember on Monday. Lowry never made it onto the floor in Sunday's back-and-forth overtime loss to the Raptors.
The Philadelphia 76ers were able to get back in the win column on Monday evening, taking down the Toronto Raptors 115-102 just 24 hours after dropping an overtime game to the same opponent.
The Philadelphia 76ers got their revenge against the Toronto Raptors, as they won 115-102 on Monday for the second game of their back-to-back set, following their heartbreaking 116-115 loss on Sunday.
The Philadelphia 76ers exacted sweet revenge on the Toronto Raptors with a decisive 115-102 victory on Monday, bouncing back from a heartbreaking 116-115 overtime loss the night before.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
Kyle Lowry is winding down his borderline Hall of Fame-worthy career, and at 39 years of age, Father Time is indeed calling for him. And with his career set to end soon, he couldn’t help but feel emotional when he returned to Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Raptors’ homecourt which he called his own home for so long.
When fully healthy, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is arguably the most dominant player in the NBA. His combination of size and dexterity makes him nearly impossible to stop.
Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points Monday night and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-102 to gain a split of the two-game set.
Now that Kelly Oubre Jr. has returned to the lineup, the 76ers aren’t just getting another body back; they’re reintroducing one of the few wings on the roster capable of shifting momentum without a set being drawn up for him.
With the NBA trade deadline a little less than one month away on Feb. 5, the Philadelphia 76ers are sitting in the middle of the pack of the Eastern Conference standings at 21-16.
Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points to give the Sixers every chance to earn a win, but a slew of mistakes in crunch time cost them a victory against the Toronto Raptors on the first night of a back-to-back.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the host Toronto Raptors due to left knee injury management and left groin soreness.
The Sixers are getting terrifyingly close to full strength. Prior to Monday's 125-124 overtime against the shorthanded Denver Nuggets, head coach Nick Nurse told reporters that Kelly Oubre Jr.
The Philadelphia 76ers made a subtle but intriguing roster move by signing MarJon Beauchamp to a two-way contract and waiving rookie guard Hunter Sallis to create space.