FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 101, PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 96
DATE: November 25, 2019 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
Tonight marked Toronto’s 244th consecutive sellout (including playoffs) dating to Nov. 11, 2014 – the longest streak in franchise history.
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS Philadelphia 96 11-6 Richardson – 25 Embiid – 13 Simmons – 14
Toronto 101 12-4 Siakam – 25 Hollis-Jefferson – 10 Gasol – 9
KEY RUN Trailing 94-88 with 5:16 left in the fourth quarter, the Raptors ended the game on 13-2 run … Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam combined for Toronto’s final 10 points – scoring five points apiece.
KEY STAT The Sixers were held scoreless during the final four minutes of the fourth quarter … Philadelphia missed eight consecutive shots and committed three turnovers during this stretch.
RAPTORS NOTES: • With the victory, Toronto improves to 12-4 this season and a perfect 7-0 at home … The Raptors are one of just four teams in the NBA still without a loss at home … Toronto has tied the franchise record (set last season) with seven straight victories at home to open a season.
• The Raptors have now won 14 straight regular season meetings at home against the Sixers.
• Toronto has won 32 consecutive games at home vs. the Atlantic Division … The Raptors’ last loss at Scotiabank Arena against an Atlantic Division foe was Nov. 10, 2015 vs. New York.
• Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 25 points in 40 minutes – his 11th 20-point effort of the season.
• Fred VanVleet contributed 24 points and eight assists in 38 minutes … VanVleet has now scored 20 or more points in five of the last six games, averaging 23.0 points during this stretch.
• Rondae Hollis-Jefferson matched his season high with 16 points in 31 minutes off the bench … Hollis-Jefferson added a team-high 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.
• The Raptors had six players score double figures – Siakam (25), Fred VanVleet (24), HollisJefferson (16), OG Anunoby (12), Terence Davis ll (11) and Norman Powell (10). • Toronto was missing six players due to injury.
SIXERS NOTES: • With the loss, Philadelphia falls to 11-6 on the season and 4-6 on the road … Tonight’s defeat ends the Sixers’ four-game winning streak.
• The Sixers outrebounded Toronto 51-40, including 14-8 on the offensive glass.
• Josh Richardson led the Sixers in scoring for the third time with 25 points in 35 minutes – his fourth 20-point game of the season and third in his last four games played.
• Ben Simmons recorded his seventh double-double with 10 points and a season-high 14 assists in 41 minutes … He finished one rebound shy of the triple-double.
• The Sixers had five players score in double digits – Richardson (25), Tobias Harris (18), Mike Scott (12), Al Horford (11) and Simmons (10) … Horford added 10 rebounds for his second double-double.
Joel Embiid was held scoreless in a game (0-11 FG, 0-4 3PT, 0-3 FT) for the first time in his career … Embiid grabbed 13 rebounds in 32 minutes of action.
The view from left field 