Game ID: 22300128
Toronto Raptors @ Philadelphia 76ers
Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 30 28 32 24 114TOR 26 23 28 22 99
PHI vs TOR ScoutingPHI vs TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHI availability going into 10/26 · season opener
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Bamba missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 1 min since (10% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 17)
OUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 7 min (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (13% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
TOR availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
TOR availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 16 min (134% of 12)
OUT Temple missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Young missed 5 since 10/25, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (134% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Young back 11/02 after 5, 2 min since (16% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (134% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (24% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Young back 11/02 after 5, 2 min since (16% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 18 min since (151% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (24% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 5 since 10/30, returns tonight: 18 min (106% of 18)
OUT Young missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 15)
OUT Temple missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 4 min (37% of 11)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 17 min since (144% of 12)
TOR availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 11/11 after 5, 18 min since (106% of 18)
BACK Young back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (139% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (28% of 11)
10/26 @ MIL 117-118 — PHI notes
PHI lost 117-118. PHI shot 51% (41 of 80) to MIL's 51%, 16 of 35 from three, and got to the line 28 times to MIL's 36. Maxey led with 31 (10 of 22, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 27, Embiid 24. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 93-86 against them. Harris's -14 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ TOR 114-107 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-107. PHI shot 50% (43 of 86) to TOR's 44%, 10 of 28 from three. Maxey led with 34 (12 of 20, 7 of 9 from three); Embiid added 34, Oubre Jr. 18. The hinge was Q3, 35-20: PHI came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12. PHI trailed 56-59 at the half and won the second half 58-48. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
10/29 vs POR 126-98 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-98. PHI shot 49% (40 of 82) to POR's 38%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 40 times to POR's 22 — 35 points from the stripe to their 19. Embiid led with 35 (12 of 22, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 26, Harris 24. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 31. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/02 vs TOR 114-99 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-99. PHI shot 46% (42 of 92) to TOR's 48%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 25 times to TOR's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. PHI turned it over 14 times to TOR's 19. Embiid led with 28 (8 of 22, 12 of 13 at the line); Harris added 23, Oubre Jr. 23. The hinge was Q2, 28-23: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 18. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/06 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Morris Sr. (2 straight), House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 104 a night to Washington's 125 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Philadelphia 122, Washington 109, Philadelphia by 13.
11/08 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without White (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Philadelphia plus-6 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Philadelphia 117, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/10 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Sasser at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ivey (3 straight), Burks (5 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 119 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Philadelphia 117, Detroit 110.
10/27 @ CHI 103-104 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-104 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 46% (39 of 84) to CHI's 37%, 9 of 36 from three. TOR turned it over 21 times to CHI's 16, and CHI turned those into 10 steals. Barnes led with 22 (9 of 14); Siakam added 18, Trent Jr. 16. Q3 was theirs, 33-23, turning a 7-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 81-70 against them. They led by as many as 17. McDaniels's -25 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs PHI 107-114 — TOR notes
TOR lost 107-114. TOR shot 44% (38 of 87) to PHI's 50%, 17 of 32 from three. Barnes led with 24 (11 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Trent Jr. added 17, Dick 16. Q1 was theirs, 36-27, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. They led by as many as 12. Poeltl's -19 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 vs POR 91-99 — TOR notes
TOR lost 91-99. TOR took 9 more shots (94 to 85), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to POR's 45%, 4 of 29 from three. Barnes led with 20 (8 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Siakam added 20, Poeltl 14. Q1 was theirs, 25-21, but the other 3 periods went 78-66 against them. Trent Jr.'s -10 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs MIL 130-111 — TOR notes
TOR won 130-111. TOR shot 56% (51 of 91) to MIL's 46%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIL's 38. The glass went 50-29 for them. Siakam led with 26 (9 of 13, 5 of 8 from three); Schröder added 24, Barnes 21. The hinge was Q1, 31-18: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/02 @ PHI 99-114 — TOR notes
TOR lost 99-114. TOR shot 48% (38 of 79) to PHI's 46%, 10 of 28 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 25. TOR turned it over 19 times to PHI's 14, and PHI turned those into 12 steals. Barnes led with 24 (9 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Anunoby added 16, Schröder 13. Q4 was theirs, 22-24, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them. Dick's -17 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Vassell at 19 a game. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Siakam at 17 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (4 straight), Achiuwa (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and San Antonio minus-3. Call it San Antonio 113, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
11/08 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Irving at 20 a game. Without Kleber (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Schröder at 17 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (5 straight), Achiuwa (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Toronto's 19 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Dallas minus-3. Call it Dallas 116, Toronto 109.
11/11 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (6 straight), Achiuwa (5 straight), Young (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 27 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Boston 116, Toronto 110.
11/13 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Schröder at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (7 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Toronto 119, Washington 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDM D. Melton
FK F. Korkmaz
JE J. Embiid
JS J. Springer
KM K. Martin
KO K. Oubre Jr.
MB M. Bamba
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
GT G. Trent Jr.
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
OA O. Anunoby
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
TY T. Young
PHI/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Embiid scores 28 points, 76ers beat Raptors 114-99 in first game since Harden trade
PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid clips popped up on social media for a handful of blocked shots he seemed to have against Toronto.
Just don't check the box score. The reigning NBA MVP had only one.
"I was like, one? I feel like he should have been credited with four," coach Nick Nurse said. "I feel like he got a piece of three others. Does that count if you get a piece? Or do you have to beat it into the third row to get somebody to mark it down?"
Embiid otherwise stuffed the stat sheet with 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists and the Philadelphia 76ers won in their first game since trading James Harden , beating the Toronto Raptors 114-99 on Thursday night.
The 76ers are now free to play without Harden's situation hanging over the franchise.
“I don't think we've ever had any distractions,” Embiid said. “You can see the way we've been playing and the way we've carried ourselves. I don't think we've been bothered. Guys have been focused knowing that we're still good enough.”
Kelly Oubre Jr . and Tobias Harris each scored 23 points for the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey had 18. Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 24 points.
Oubre’s ascension to the starting lineup in place of PJ Tucker, who was included in the Harden deal, left the Sixers with a thin bench. Marcus Morris and Nic Batum did not play in their first game since they were dealt by the Clippers. Robert Covington and K.J. Martin got some run in the final 90 seconds with the game in hand.
Nurse already faced challenges in his first season on the bench after five seasons in Toronto. He needed to learn about his players, teach his system and do it all while navigating Harden’s complicated playing status.
After training camp and a month of practice, Nurse almost has to start from scratch.
“It would have been better a month ago, I do know that much,” he said before the game. “It’s here and it’s where we are.”
Nurse said the newest 76ers would need extra work at practices and shootarounds — “as much as you can without overloading them — before they earn significant playing time.
“They’ll be in extra study halls here for a couple of days so we can just get them up to speed,” Nurse said.
The Sixers used nine players and built a 58-49 lead at halftime with big buckets from some unexpected role players.
Furkan Korkmaz , a forgotten Sixer in the postseason rotation, stretched the lead with a dunk off a turnover and a 3 that got a rise out of the crowd. When the 76ers wilted a bit in the third, Korkmaz delivered with a baseline reverse bucket and a free throw that nudged the lead to 90-77. He had 10 points and the 76ers named him player of the game.
Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak with a 130-111 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. The Raptors failed to build off the win and instead made it two losses already this season to the 76ers.
“I think it’s pretty cool playing the same team the same week,” Raptors coach Darko Rajaković said. “You can always use the film from the previous game to teach and show the stuff that we need to do better. I think it’s a great opportunity for a team like ours to grow.”