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FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 107, PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 95
DATE: JANUARY 22, 2020 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
Philadelphia 95 29-17 Harris – 22 Horford/Simmons – 10 Simmons – 8
Toronto 107 30-14 VanVleet – 22 Siakam – 15 VanVleet – 8
KEY RUN
Leading 91-88 with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Toronto scored 10 straight points to extend the lead to 13 with 1:29 remaining … Fred VanVleet capped the run for the Raptors with back-to-back threes.
KEY STAT
The Raptors shot .465 (40-for-86) from the field, including .394 (13-for-33) from three-point range, while holding Philadelphia to .381 (32-for-84) shooting from the floor … Toronto improved to 11-2 this season when
holding their opponent below 40 per cent from the field.
RAPTORS NOTES:
• With the win, Toronto improves to 30-14 this season and 16-7 at home … The Raptors have won five in a row (Jan. 15-22), including their last two at home, and are now 7-3 in the month of January …Toronto’s next game is Friday night at New York.
• The Raptors have won 15 straight regular season games at home vs. Philadelphia … The last time
the Sixers won in Toronto was Nov. 10, 2012.
• The Raptors outscored Philadelphia 52-18 in the paint, including 12-2 in the fourth quarter.
• Fred VanVleet had his third straight 20-point performance (Jan. 18-22) since returning from a right
hamstring injury … He finished with team highs of 22 points and eight assists in 42 minutes …
VanVleet is averaging 23.7 points and has made 14 three-pointers over the last three games.
• Pascal Siakam recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 18 points and a game-high 15 rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
• The Raptors had six players score double figures – VanVleet (22), Siakam (18), Norman Powell (18), Marc Gasol (17), Kyle Lowry (16) and Serge Ibaka (16).
• Patrick McCaw (facial contusion) left at the 11:07 mark of the second quarter and did not return.
SIXERS NOTES:
• With the loss, Philadelphia falls to 29-17 on the season and 9-15 on the road … The defeat ends the Sixers’ four game win streak (Jan. 15-20) … Philadelphia is now 6-4 in the month of January … The Sixers return home to host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
• Tobias Harris scored nine of his team-high 22 points in the third quarter.
• Ben Simmons recorded his 25th double-double of the season with 17 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in 38 minutes.
• The Sixers had four players score in double digits – Harris (22), Simmons (17), Furkan Korkmaz (17) and Matisse Thybulle (13).
• Josh Richardson (left hamstring strain) left with 8:08 remaining in the first quarter and did not return.
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The view from left field 