Overview
- Philadelphia beat Toronto 130-120, with Tyrese Maxey scoring 31 points and Joel Embiid adding 29 in 26 minutes to move the Sixers to 6-3.
- Trendon Watford recorded 20 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double in his first start.
- Embiid remains on a minutes restriction and is skipping back-to-backs; he was not listed on the injury report and returned after a scheduled rest against Cleveland.
- Nick Nurse’s shift toward a faster, guard-led offense has elevated production from Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe, with this season’s on/off data showing the attack holding steady when Embiid sits.
- Paul George is still out as he recovers from knee surgery and will miss at least two more games, and Jared McCain was available but did not play against Toronto.