James Harden had a massive second quarter Friday night and the Sixers held off the Raptors for a 117-110 win at Wells Fargo Center, NBCSPhilly has the game recap.
De’Anthony Melton started in Harris’ place and had an extraordinarily productive first 30 seconds or so.
Toronto eventually began to find traction in transition and regularly beat the Sixers off the dribble in the first period. The Raptors forced five first-quarter giveaways and scored the night’s first nine fast-break points, including a Barnes to Precious Achiuwa alley-oop with nine seconds left in the opening period to cut the Sixers’ lead to 31-30 with Embiid sitting on the sidelines. Everyone in the arena understood his health mattered more than the result of the game.
Shake Milton received first-quarter time after not playing at all Wednesday. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said pregame that the Sixers’ rotation is not cemented and he expects things will change during the playoffs. As he’s done throughout this year, Rivers expressed his belief that the Sixers have a deeper squad than last season.
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