The Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 123 - 114, at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. The Raptors (18 - 7) came in to Wednesday hoping to extend their recent stellar run in rather comfortable fashion against what would have seemed like an overmatched Sixers squad. However, Philadelphia (6 - 19) came ready to defend their home court, and rolled out Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor together as starters for the first time this season. While both big men played relatively well, it was Robert Covington who exploded for a season - high 26 points, which he complemented with 12 rebounds and two assists. However, the dynamic duo of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan put on their usual impressive show for the Raptors, helping them overcome one of the Sixers' stronger offensive performances to date on the season. Philadelphia actually outpaced their visitors from the field by a 50 percent to 47 percent margin, and saw four of the five members of their first unit hit double digits in the scoring column. DeRozan led the way for Toronto with 31 points, five boards and three assists. Lowry was next with 20 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas contributed a 17 - point, 10 - rebound double - double that also featured an assist, two steals and a block. DeMarre Carroll supplied 10 points, three boards, an assist and a steal, while Terrence Ross and Cory Joseph tallied a pair of 13 - point efforts to lead the bench. Okafor was second behind Covington with 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocks. Sergio Rodriguez and Gerald Henderson put forth a pair of 16 - point efforts, with the former adding five assists and a rebound and the latter also posting two assists and a steal. Embiid had a quiet night by his standards, registering nine points, six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal. Ersan Ilyasova, who moved back to the bench with Okafor's insertion into the starting lineup at power forward, went for 12 points, seven rebounds and an assist to lead the bench. The Raptors head back home to face off with the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, while the Sixers remain home to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday evening as well.
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