The Toronto Raptors finally have a home playoff game to look forward to — the first since Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals — but they’re bringing with them an 0-2 series deficit thanks to a 112-97 loss the Philadelphia 76ers tonight.
Philadelphia used a sensational 19-6 second quarter run — most of it coming with Joel Embiid on the bench — to take control of what was, until then, a very tight game, and never looked back.
With the score tied at 40, the Raptors gave up back-to-back corner threes to Tobias Harris and Danny Green, then back-to-back drives to Tyrese Maxey, followed by another three, this time from James Harden.