Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey reacts after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) goes up for a shot against Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr., right, and Toronto Raptors' Brandon Ingram battle for the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) tries to get a shot past Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4), and Immanuel Quickley (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, Joel Embiid added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 130-120 on Saturday night.
Trendon Watford had 20 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for Philadelphia, which lost all four games to Toronto last season.
RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley each scored 22 points for the Raptors, who had won four in a row. Toronto was playing the second contest of a back-to-back after on Friday. Brandon Ingram chipped in 21 for the Raptors.
Philadelphia took control by outscoring the Raptors 35-20 in the second quarter after Toronto had surged to a 43-33 first-quarter lead.Â
Toronto got within 119-116 on Barrett’s 3-pointer with 3:25 to play. But the 76ers scored the next six points, on VJ Edgecombe's layup, Kelly Oubre Jr.'s dunk and Embiid's follow on his own miss, to take a nine-point lead with 1:25 left.
Philadelphia honoured the 25-year anniversary of the 2000-01 Eastern Conference champion 76ers for the first of several times this season. The club wore replica black jerseys from that era, and the court featured the colours and logo from that season in which Allen Iverson won the MVP, Larry Brown was named Coach of the Year, Dikembe Mutombo was tabbed as Defensive Player of the Year and Aaron McKie picked as Sixth Man of the Year.
After defeating the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Los Angeles, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, won the next four games in the series to clinch their second of three consecutive titles.
Eric Snow, who teamed with Iverson in the backcourt, was seated courtside. And the 76ers even brought back their dunking, rabbit mascot, Hip Hop, for the occasion.Â
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