TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan had 25 points, Luis Scola added 22 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 96-76 on Sunday night (Monday in Manila) to win their fourth straight game.
DeRozan came into the night averaging 21.7 points per game, and this was his third straight outing with at least 20 points. Scola matched his season-high point total from a game in November.
Toronto started slowly, trailing 16-8 at the midpoint of the first quarter. But the Raptors then took charge to hand the 76ers their sixth straight loss.
Jahlil Okafor led Philadelphia with 23 points and 14 rebounds while Robert Covington added 15 points and nine rebounds.