Game ID: 22300382
Toronto Raptors @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, December 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 28 33 32 28 121TOR 37 21 31 22 111
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 12/15 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 21 min since (68% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (68% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (62% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (79% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restBACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (59% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 10 min since (85% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restBACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 10 min since (85% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 12/25 · 2 days' restOUT Batum missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
PHI availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Batum missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
PHI availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 4 since 12/20, out tonight
PHI availability going into 12/30 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 3 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 5 since 12/20, returns tonight: 19 min (73% of 26)
NEW Morris Sr. 17 to 23 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 21 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 12 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 3 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 9 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (20% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 10 min since (87% of 12)
TOR availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 22 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 13 since 11/17, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 15)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 4 since 12/06, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 10 since 11/22, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (20% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 23 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/15 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
BACK Temple back 12/15 after 10, 3 min since (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 24 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/15 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
BACK Temple back 12/15 after 10, 3 min since (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 25 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 12/11, returns tonight: 15 min (128% of 12)
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 2 min (21% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
TOR availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 26 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/22 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/22 after 5, 15 min since (128% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 2 min since (23% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/27 · 3 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 27 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
OUT Temple missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/22 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/22 after 5, 15 min since (128% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 2 min since (23% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 28 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/22 after 2, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/22 after 5, 14 min since (120% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 12/22 after 2, 11 min since (98% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/30 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 29 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 6 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/22 after 2, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/22 after 5, 12 min since (104% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (111% of 11)
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 124 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 42 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Siakam at 23 a game. Without Dick (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (25 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 101 a night to Toronto's 120 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Toronto minus-2. Call it Philadelphia 121, Toronto 110, Philadelphia by 11.
12/15 vs DET 124-92 — PHI notes
PHI won 124-92. PHI shot 42% (41 of 98) to DET's 43%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DET's 23 — 28 points from the stripe to their 18. PHI turned it over 11 times to DET's 21. The glass went 54-42 for them. Embiid led with 35 (9 of 19, 2 of 3 from three, 15 of 16 at the line); Maxey added 19, Morris Sr. 15. The hinge was Q2, 35-17: a lead of 4 became 22, and the lead reached 41. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/16 @ CHA 135-82 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-82. PHI shot 60% (53 of 88) to CHA's 36%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 17 times to CHA's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. Embiid led with 42 (18 of 23, 6 of 6 at the line); Maxey added 21, Harris 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-17: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 53. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
12/18 vs CHI 104-108 — PHI notes
PHI lost 104-108. PHI shot 43% (38 of 88) to CHI's 47%, 11 of 32 from three. Embiid led with 40 (15 of 28, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Maxey added 29. Q4 was theirs, 35-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. They led by as many as 12.
12/20 vs MIN 127-113 — PHI notes
PHI won 127-113. PHI shot 54% (45 of 84) to MIN's 51%, 8 of 22 from three, and went to the line 32 times to MIN's 24 — 29 points from the stripe to their 20. PHI turned it over 12 times to MIN's 18. Embiid led with 51 (17 of 25, 17 of 18 at the line); Maxey added 35. The hinge was Q4, 37-26: a lead of 3 became 14. Morris Sr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/22 vs TOR 121-111 — PHI notes
PHI won 121-111. PHI shot 53% (44 of 83) to TOR's 45%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 21 times to TOR's 28. Maxey led with 33 (13 of 22, 4 of 10 from three); Harris added 33, Embiid 31. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: PHI came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3, and the lead reached 16. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/25 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Butler III at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Jović (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 40 and Maxey at 27 a game. Without Batum (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 101 a night to Miami's 114 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-2 a night and Miami minus-4. Call it Philadelphia 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
12/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. Without Fultz (21 straight), Ingles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Batum (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 31 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 115. Call it Philadelphia 117, Orlando 111.
12/29 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and Smith Jr. at 20 a game. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Embiid (2 straight), Batum (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 109 a night to Houston's 117 and the glass, where Houston has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 115, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
12/30 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 18 a game. Without LaVine (14 straight), Vučević (2 straight), Craig (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Harris at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Embiid (3 straight), Batum (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-0 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Chicago's 32. Call it Philadelphia 114, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
12/13 vs ATL 135-128 — TOR notes
TOR won 135-128. TOR shot 57% (50 of 87) to ATL's 48%, 18 of 34 from three. TOR turned it over 14 times to ATL's 7, and ATL turned those into 9 steals. Siakam led with 33 (12 of 19, 5 of 6 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Barnes added 27, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q3, 39-29: TOR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. TOR trailed 64-66 at the half and won the second half 71-62. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/15 vs ATL 104-125 — TOR notes
TOR lost 104-125. TOR shot 52% (40 of 77) to ATL's 51%, 10 of 31 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 6 — 14 points from the stripe to their 5. The glass went 32-55 against them. Barnes led with 23 (9 of 15, 1 of 5 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Siakam added 15, Poeltl 15. Q3 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 10 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 97-75 against them. Schröder's -20 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/18 vs CHA 114-99 — TOR notes
TOR won 114-99. TOR shot 51% (44 of 86) to CHA's 44%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHA's 13 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. TOR turned it over 17 times to CHA's 12, and CHA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 51-36 for them. Siakam led with 27 (11 of 16, 5 of 6 at the line); Barnes added 22, Trent Jr. 22. The hinge was Q4, 35-18: TOR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 15. TOR trailed 48-52 at the half and won the second half 66-47. Trent Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/20 vs DEN 104-113 — TOR notes
TOR lost 104-113. TOR shot 48% (43 of 90) to DEN's 50%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 13 times to DEN's 7 — 9 points from the stripe to their 3. Barnes led with 30 (13 of 22, 1 of 5 from three); Siakam added 18, Achiuwa 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 90-75 against them. Siakam's -17 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 @ PHI 111-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 111-121. TOR shot 45% (39 of 87) to PHI's 53%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHI's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 19. Siakam led with 31 (10 of 16, 0 of 4 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Poeltl added 19, Trent Jr. 17. Q1 was theirs, 37-28, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. They led by as many as 15. Schröder's -16 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Barnes at 23 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (26 straight), Young (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 24 and Markkanen at 21 a game. Without Clarkson (6 straight), George (5 straight), Juzang (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 116, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
12/27 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Kuzma at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Siakam at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (27 straight), Young (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Toronto allowing 117 a night to Washington's 126. Call it Toronto 119, Washington 117, Washington keeping it close.
12/29 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 29 and Tatum at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barnes at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 9 and the defense, Toronto allowing 112 a night to Boston's 119. Call it Boston 121, Toronto 114.
12/30 @ 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 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 33 and Ivey at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Bagley III (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 25 and Siakam at 23 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (29 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to Toronto's 11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 116 a night to Detroit's 124. Call it Toronto 117, Detroit 116, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORDS D. Schröder
GD G. Dick
GT G. Trent Jr.
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
OA O. Anunoby
OP O. Porter Jr.
PA P. Achiuwa
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
PHIDH D. House Jr.
FK F. Korkmaz
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
MM M. Morris Sr.
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
TOR/PHI 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 plays through ankle injury to extend 30-10 streak to 13, 76ers beat Raptors 121-111
PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid played through an ankle injury to push his 30-10 streak to 13 games, finishing with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 121-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Embiid scored all 31 points after landing awkwardly trying to block a shot with 5:25 left in the first quarter. The 30-10 streak is the longest in the NBA since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it for 16 straight games in 1971-72. Embiid has scored 30 points or more in 14 straight games, the most in the NBA since James Harden had a 32-game run in 2018-19.
Embiid briefly went to the locker room after scoring just two points in the first quarter but returned in the second quarter and had 11 points at halftime.
“I saw that I wasn’t being aggressive,” Embiid said. “But then I let the game come to me. I didn’t force shots and in the third quarter I was able to get a few shots to go.”
The reigning NBA MVP was noticeably hobbling and winced periodically and favored his right leg, but it didn’t slow him down in the second half. He also had nine assists and four blocks. Embiid didn’t want to talk about his ankle after the game.
“I don’t know,” he said. “I’ll get it checked out. We’ll see.”
Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse confirmed that it was an ankle injury but didn’t offer much more about the injury.
“Obviously, he stayed in the game and it didn’t change his rotation at all,” Nurse said. “But he played through it and I’m pretty sure he’ll be sore tomorrow. We’ll have to monitor it over the next couple days before we get on the plane (to Miami).”
Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey each had 33 points, the second time in franchise history three players have scored 30-plus points in a game. The other was in 1961 when Dick Barnett, Hal Greer and Dolph Schayes did it for the Syracuse Nationals.
Harris scored 24 points in the first half. Maxey added 10 assists.
“Tobias has been around for a long time,” Maxey said. “He knows how to stay professional and stay ready. He did that tonight. He’s been huge. We appreciate him for that.”
Pascal Siakim led Toronto with 31 points. Jakob Poeltl added 19.
Toronto built a 15-point first quarter lead, but Philadelphia slowly chipped away and took the lead for good with 1:15 to play in the second quarter on Harris’ three-point play.
“Give them credit because they did a good job planning for Joel,” Nurse said. “We got the ball where it needed to go after that and it happened to be Tobias and he energized us. He’s a really good player. Some nights the shots find you and some nights they don’t. Tonight, they found him and he took advantage of it.”
Philadelphia played without rotational regulars Nicolas Batum (hamstring), Patrick Beverley (right heel soreness) and DeAnthony Melton (left thigh contusion).