Overview
- Philadelphia beat Toronto 130-120, ending the Raptors’ four-game win streak behind Tyrese Maxey’s 31 and Joel Embiid’s 29.
- Trendon Watford delivered 20 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his first start after missing camp and preseason with a hamstring issue.
- Embiid logged 26 minutes in keeping with his season-long restriction and will sit Sunday against Detroit on the back end of the back-to-back.
- Nurse signaled rotation adjustments with Andre Drummond separating as the preferred backup center, while rookie Adem Bona saw limited run.
- The Sixers improved to 6-3 as heavy minutes continued for starters; Paul George and Dominick Barlow remained out, and Jared McCain was held out Saturday with plans to play Sunday.