Sixers propel over Raptors in preseason opener, 107-98

The first game is in the books for the preseason as the Sixers get the victory over the Toronto Raptors, 107-98. Louis Williams started at the point guard position and had a strong game offensively finishing with 17 points. Andre Iguodala had a good all around game getting 15 points and dishing out 8 assist. Elton Brand was solid scoring 7 points and grabbing 5 rebounds and 3 assist. Samuel Dalembert scored 10 points and got 6 rebounds. The starters played about 20 plus minutes apiece. New addition Jason Kapono scored 12 points and dished out 4 assist off the bench. He was 2-2 from three point territory. Rookie Jrue Holiday scored 7 points in a 14 minute run.The Raptors were without the services of Chris Bosh, Hedo Turkoglu and Antoine Wright. The Sixers were up as much as 23 points but the undermanned Raptors made it interesting getting to within 5 points in the fourth quarter. The Raptors got a strong game from Andrea Bargnani who scored 22 points. Amir Johnson contributed 8 point...