Julian Wright got some real playing time as he played 26 minutes and contributed with a pair of boards along with 4 assists and a steal and a block in the game and left it all on the floor and maybe will get some more playing time before he becomes a free agent as the Raptors will not give him a contract. Reggie (15 boards) and Ed (10 boards) dominated the glass for the Raptors as they out rebounded the Sixers (41-30) while Jerryd Bayless did actually performed his Point Guard duties with 8 assists while both James Johnson and Julian Wright had 4 each as the Raptors out assisted the Sixers (22-20) and it was a chance to show how a number of players can move the ball.
The Sixers took a 54-42 lead to half and then the Raptors out and outscored the Sixers 30-19 in the third quarter which meant that the Raptors were down a point (73-72) going into the fourth quarter where Andre Iguodala had 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Sixers build up a 96-87 lead as they kept the Raptors at bay when Jerryd Bayless missed a tying 3-ball with 2 seconds left and then the Sixers hit to free throws and walked off with a 98-93 win.
For the Sixers Elton Brand put up 22 points (6 fourth quarter points) with 8 boards and Thaddeus Young had 20 points with 3 steals and Jrue Holiday had 13 points ans 11 assists. The Raptors were lead by DeMar DeRozan who had 27 points (8-19 from the floor and 11 of 12 from the line) as he also had 2 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals while Jerryd Bayless had 24 points (9 of 17 from the floor and 3 for 6 from 3 but a big miss at the end of the game) along with 4 boards and 8 assists compared to 4 turnovers which is a 2- to -1 ratio that should be still much better and Ed Davis had 14 points to add to his 10 boards.
Almost over
Tom Mehegan
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