"It's probably best for the recap of this game if I focus on Kyle Lowry's standing ovation and not the fact that the Raptors were down by 29 at halftime. Perhaps Toronto simply wanted Lowry to get minutes in what could be his last game in the city, that's the excuse I'm sticking with at least. Truthfully, if there was any game for a blowout, I'm not mad about it being this one if it meant seeing the GROAT one last time."
"Still, what went so wrong? Simple. The Sixers showed up with flamethrowers for arms, and cashed in 7 threes on 8 attempts in the first quarter. It legitimately seemed like they could not miss. Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid combined for 40 points in the first half and the Sixers took an 80-51 lead. Heading into this game there was a stat floating around that the Raptors were 7-0 when shooting below 26 percent from three."
Injuries continue to pile up for the Toronto Raptors and culminated in losses to both LA teams that magnified the team's core weaknesses. The Raptors suffered a blowout loss to the Sixers, falling behind by 29 at halftime as Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid combined for 40 first-half points and Philadelphia hit 7-of-8 threes in the first quarter. Toronto shot just 16.2% from beyond the arc in that game despite a noted stretch of prior success when shooting under 26%. AJ Lawson provided energy and hit half of Toronto's threes, and the week also included a strong showing against Indiana.
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