Returning to Toronto may have been 'weird,' but Nurse and the Sixers came away with their first win of the season.
Returning to Toronto may have been"weird," but Nurse and the Sixers came away with their first win of the season.
The Sixers went on to win, 114-107, to improve to 1-1 on the season. It also marked their fourth consecutive win over Toronto, dating back to last season.“It definitely was ,” Nurse said pregame. “No doubt about it. Just weird in general being here the last couple of days in the city. But I don’t need to tell everybody in here how great the city is.Maxey and Embiid were major reasons why Nurse exited Canada with the victory.
“Before the game said, ‘Let’s go win it for Coach,’” Maxey said. “It’s just ironic that we are playing them the second game of the year, and we haven’t won yet. So it’s good for him. Many more to come, though. Many more.”Nurse received a nice ovation during pregame introductions.Then the Raptors gave him a standing ovation after a video tribute during the first timeout. Nurse also received gifts from his former organization in the visiting coaches’ locker room.
But up here, Nurse was much more the Raptors coach. He served as head coach of the Canadian national team from June 24, 2019, until this past June. And he started theNurse spent his first five seasons in Toronto as an assistant. After being named head coach before the 2018-19 season, he’s compiled a 227-163 record.Jalen McDaniels spoke of his time as a Sixer before Saturday night’s game.
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