Here are my key takeaways and “best” and “worst” awards from the 76ers’ 117-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors Monday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center.
Five observations
— Ben Simmons won’t be a pushover in the NBA. Monday marked the second straight game the Sixers rookie got into an altercation with an opposing player. It’s crazy that both of those players are North Philly natives. But that’s a different story. On this day, he exchanged words with Kyle Lowry and both were ejected and appeared headed to fight in the hallway area after their ejections.