The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Toronto Raptors, 94 - 89, at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. The Sixers (14 - 26) have been mocked for some time for the "Trust the Process" slogan that has become associated with their seemingly never - ending string of losing seasons. However, that phrase seems to be carrying a little more weight these days, as Philadelphia, behind emerging star Joel Embiid, is starting to make some noise around the league. The latest team to get an up - close look at their improving squad was the Raptors (28 - 14), which suffered their eighth road loss of the season while seeing Embiid tally 26 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Philadelphia still has plenty of room for improvement despite notching their seventh win in nine games, as they turned the ball over a whopping 22 times. However, they played superb defense, limiting Toronto to 40 and 25 percent success rates from the field and three - point range, respectively. The Raptors were led by DeMar DeRozan, who compiled 25 points, six assists, three rebounds and a steal. Kyle Lowry, who returned from a one - game absence for rest purposes, posted 24 points, four rebounds, four assists, five steals and a block. Jonas Valanciunas generated a modest 10 points but hauled in 16 rebounds and dished out an assist. However, the remainder of the first unit, DeMarre Carroll (scoreless in 23 minutes) and Pascal Siakam (two points) significantly underwhelmed. The bench helped make up for some of the scoring void with a combined 28 points, led by matching eight - point efforts from Terrence Ross and the debuting Jared Sullinger, who also added three rebounds over his 14 minutes on the court. Ersan Ilyasova was second behind Embiid on the Sixers with 18 points, five rebounds and two assists. Robert Covington and T.J. McConnell supplied a pair of 10 - point efforts, with the former adding five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block, and the latter posting eight assists, five rebounds and a steal. Gerald Henderson led the second unit with nine points and two rebounds, while Dario Saric was productive as a reserve as well with eight points, nine rebounds, an assist and two blocks. The Raptors head to Charlotte to take on the Hornets on Friday night, while the Sixers remain home to await the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday evening as well.
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