Philadelphia’s 36-Point Third Seizes Control From Toronto

Philadelphia has turned a nine-point first-quarter deficit into a 101-87 fourth-quarter lead over Toronto on Thursday, after the teams were tied 60-60 at halftime. The 76ers outscored the Raptors 36-27 in the third, then opened the fourth with a 5-0 run to stretch their nine-point edge to 14. Tyrese Maxey leads Philadelphia with 23 points, while Joel Embiid and Jaylen Brown have 16 apiece; Anfernee Simons has added 14 on 5-of-6 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three. RJ Barrett has 24 points and nine rebounds for Toronto. Philadelphia entered at 9-3 and No. 10 in the power index, ahead of Toronto at 5-6 and No. 18.