The dust has settled and now we can finally look ahead to a massive round two matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Both Toronto and Philadelphia cruised to comfortable victories on Tuesday night, sealing each of their series 3-1. This is a placeholder for the series schedule, which will come later tonight. Stay tuned and bask in the first-round win..
Louis Zatzman, Cooper Smither, and myself will have more in-depth previews coming tomorrow morning. In the meantime, here’s a quick snapshot of the four previous encounters between the teams this regular season.
October 30, 2018 – Philadelphia 112 Toronto 129
- Joel Embiid 31 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists
- Kawhi Leonard 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
- Kyle Lowry 20 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists
December 5, 2018 – Philadelphia 102 Toronto 113
- Jimmy Butler 38 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist
- Kawhi Leonard 36 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals
- Serge Ibaka 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
December 22, 2018 – Toronto 101 Philadelphia 126
- Pascal Siakam 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
- Joel Embiid 27 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist
- Ben Simmons 26 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists
February 5, 2019 – Toronto 119 Philadelphia 107
- Kawhi Leonard 24 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists
- Serge Ibaka 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists
- Joel Embiid 37 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks
Make sure to check in tomorrow morning for a full preview! Let’s go Raps.
