It can be hard enough to guard the Sixers’ Joel Embiid once he starts throwing himself around with force. Harder still when the whistle suddenly starts to go against you. In the opening frame of the Raptors’ contest against the stout 76ers, Jonas Valanciunas picked up three quick fouls in about three minutes, and the score started to tip away from them. This was not the main frustration for the Raptors — going 1-for-6 from three felt much worse — but it was symbolic. It felt like everything was going the wrong way for the Raps.
Raptors get fired up behind Kawhi and Valanciunas, beat the Sixers 113-102
