If there’s a takeaway to be had in the Raptors’ contest against the Philadelphia 76ers, one in which the latter team’s best player Joel Embiid did not play, it’s this: the Sixers are not close to good yet, and the Raptors are. Toronto beat Philly tonight 122-95, while shooting 54 percent from the floor, a whopping 68.4 percent from three and 80.6 percent from the line (on 31 attempts). That’s it, what more is there to say?
You’re still here? Fine, let’s get into what we saw. Watching Kyle Lowry in games like this, ones in which he’s free to be as smart and surgical as he deems necessary, is a special treat.