Maxey, Simons lead 76ers past Raptors 123-112

Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points and Anfernee Simons hit five 3-pointers off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 17 down to beat the Toronto Raptors 123-112 on Thursday, November 12.

Maxey also had eight assists and made 10 of 12 free throws. Philadelphia (10-3) scored 36 points in both the second and third quarters of a game with 25 lead changes and nine ties.

LeBron James was out for the 76ers with low back/sciatica management.

Toronto opened with runs of 11-0 and 10-0 and led 33-16 with 2:01 left in the first quarter. The 76ers answered with 11 straight points that carried into the second quarter and cut the deficit to 33-27.

Simons scored 17 points, going 5 of 6 from 3-point range, and Philadelphia outscored Toronto by 22 in his 23 minutes. A 10-0 run late in the third quarter put the 76ers up 95-85.

Toronto trailed 111-102 with five minutes left and got no closer. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's 25-foot 3-pointer at 2:02 made it 121-108, and Joel Embiid's 17-foot jumper off a Maxey pass at 1:38 made it 123-108, Philadelphia's biggest lead.

Embiid finished with 20 points. VJ Edgecombe had 15 points and eight assists without a turnover.

RJ Barrett led Toronto with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Immanuel Quickley added 26 points, and Collin Murray-Boyles blocked five shots. After a 33-point first quarter, the Raptors scored 27, 27 and 25 and fell to 5-7.

Philadelphia's effective field goal percentage was 59.7 to Toronto's 55.3, and the 76ers had 11 offensive rebounds to the Raptors' six.

Up next

Raptors: home against the New York Knicks on Sunday, November 15.

76ers: home against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, November 15.