The Philadelphia 76ers were not expected to win against the Toronto Raptors. Prior to Saturday night’s matchup, they had lost the last six games against Toronto, and were embarrassed in both of the two games against them already this season. But this time around, the Sixers had Ish Smith, and seeing what he could do against the daunting backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan was going to be intriguing.
In the first quarter, the Sixers came out screaming, going on a 12-0 run that seemed to have no end.