Embiid and Maxey each score 34, 76ers beat Raptors 114-107 to give Nurse first win
TORONTO (AP) Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 34 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-107 on Saturday night to give new coach Nick Nurse his first win against his former team.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 18 points and Tobias Harris had 15 as the 76ers won their fourth straight over the Raptors.
“(Oubre) said before the game, ‘We’re going to win this one for Coach,’” Maxey said. “That’s what we went out there and did. It was crazy ironic that we were playing (Toronto) and it’s his first win. Congratulations to him, many more to come.”
Toronto fired Nurse in April after five seasons as head coach.
“I would say that I wasn’t maybe ready for coming back this quick,” Nurse said. “It felt way stranger than I thought it was going to feel.”
Nurse led Toronto to the NBA championship in 2019 and was voted NBA Coach of the Year in 2020. Fans rose for a brief standing ovation when Nurse was honored with a video tribute during a first-quarter timeout.
Nurse said the Raptors also gave him several framed photos and other mementos from his decade with the team. Nurse was an assistant to Dwane Casey for five seasons before landing the top job.
The 76ers again played without guard James Harden. Hoping to be traded, the 2018 MVP arrived late to training camp and said before the season that his fractured relationship with team president Daryl Morey couldn’t be repaired.
Harden also did not travel with the team for Thursday’s season-opening loss at Milwaukee.
Maxey didn’t take a shot in the first quarter but finished 7 for 9 from 3-point range. The rest of the Sixers went 3 for 19 behind the arc.
“It seemed like he had 30 points every time we played them when I was coaching against him, so it’s nice to see him continue that with me around,” Nurse said of Maxey. “He’s really amazing.”
Scottie Barnes scored 24 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 17 and rookie Gradey Dick scored 16 points for the Raptors.
Dennis Schroder had 15 points and 10 assists, and Pascal Siakam added 11 points. Toronto lost for the second straight day after winning its season opener on Wednesday.
The Raptors played without forward O.G. Anunoby, who sat because of muscle cramps. Anunoby left in the fourth quarter of Friday’s overtime loss at Chicago because of cramps in his right leg. Trent started in his place.
Raptors forward Precious Achiuwa left after 18 minutes because of a tight left groin.
Five players connected from deep as the Raptors shot 7 for 7 from 3-point range in the first quarter to lead 36-27. Toronto scored 35 points in the first half at Chicago on Friday.
“We picked it up,” Nurse said. “Second, third and fourth quarter we played much more solid.”
Maxey scored 15 points in the second but the Raptors were ahead 59-56 at halftime.
Philadelphia reclaimed the lead by scoring 15 of the first 17 points of the second half, including six from Embiid.
“We just did not have the juice that stretch there,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said of his team’s play in the third.
The 76ers took a 91-79 lead to the fourth.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Joel Embiid vs. Jakob Poeltl (Gary Trent Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:28 |  | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point cutting layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:06 | | Joel Embiid blocks Jakob Poeltl's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Tyrese Maxey personal foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-2 |
| 10:27 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point stepback jump shot | 6-2 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point pullup jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:34 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:34 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-5 |
| 9:34 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-5 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 8-7 |
| 8:53 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 8-9 |
| 8:30 | | De'Anthony Melton turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point running dunk | 8-11 |
| 8:09 | | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | Tobias Harris turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 7:51 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 7:49 | | Dennis Schroder offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point fadeaway jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 10-11 |
| 7:20 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:16 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Joel Embiid misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 10-14 |
| 6:47 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point running layup (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 12-14 |
| 6:21 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 6:18 | | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Tobias Harris misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 12-17 |
| 5:41 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 12-19 |
| 5:03 | | Joel Embiid misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-22 |
| 4:18 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point stepback jump shot | 14-22 |
| 3:59 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-22 |
| 3:54 | | Tobias Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:52 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 15-25 |
| 3:24 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-25 |
| 3:24 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 |
| 3:19 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:08 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 3:06 | | Gradey Dick offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (De'Anthony Melton steals) | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point cutting layup (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 19-25 |
| 2:55 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:51 | | Patrick Beverley offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point tip layup | 21-25 |
| 2:34 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 21-28 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 23-28 |
| 2:08 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | Chris Boucher turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | De'Anthony Melton makes two point pullup jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 25-28 |
| 1:42 | | Patrick Beverley personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 1:34 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 25-30 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 27-30 |
| 1:07 | | Chris Boucher misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Patrick Beverley turnover (bad pass) (Chris Boucher steals) | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point running finger roll layup | 27-32 |
| 0:52 | | Danny Green shooting foul (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | ||
| 0:52 | | +1 | Chris Boucher makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-33 |
| 0:35 | | Joel Embiid turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Flynn steals) | ||
| 0:33 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:15 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 27-36 |
| 0:02 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Danny Green misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Patrick Beverley offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | 76ers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Malachi Flynn makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 27-39 |
| 11:11 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-39 |
| 11:11 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-39 |
| 11:02 | | 76ers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 11:02 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 29-40 |
| 10:48 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (bad pass) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running layup (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 31-40 |
| 10:30 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Tyrese Maxey offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:05 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | 76ers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:55 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Paul Reed personal foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-40 |
| 9:22 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-40 |
| 9:10 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point stepback jump shot | 35-40 |
| 8:48 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point driving layup | 35-42 |
| 8:31 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Patrick Beverley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving reverse layup (Patrick Beverley assists) | 37-42 |
| 8:20 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:13 | | Danuel House Jr. shooting foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:13 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-43 |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point running pullup jump shot | 39-43 |
| 7:51 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Danuel House Jr. makes two point running dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 41-43 |
| 7:21 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 41-46 |
| 7:06 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point tip layup | 43-46 |
| 6:56 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 46-46 |
| 6:36 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-47 |
| 6:36 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-48 |
| 6:22 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup | 48-48 |
| 5:33 | | Paul Reed personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (lost ball) (Joel Embiid steals) | ||
| 5:20 | | Danuel House Jr. misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 5:20 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot | 51-48 |
| 4:42 | | P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:42 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-49 |
| 4:24 | | Joel Embiid misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting dunk (Dennis Schroder assists) | 51-51 |
| 4:01 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | Joel Embiid misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 51-53 |
| 3:07 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point running finger roll layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 51-55 |
| 2:59 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:22 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-56 |
| 2:10 |