Kelly Oubre Jr. scores season-high 32 points, 76ers beat Raptors 135-120 to end 3-game skid
TORONTO (AP) Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a season-high 32 points, Kyle Lowry had 11 points and 10 assists against his former team and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Toronto Raptors 135-120 on Sunday.
Cam Payne scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Tobias Harris had 21 and Nicolas Batum 19 to help Philadelphia send Toronto to its 13th straight loss and seventh in a row against the 76ers.
Oubre shot 10 for 22, matching a season-best by making 6 of 11 3-point attempts. Philadelphia made a franchise-record 24 3-pointers on 43 tries.
“Every time it seemed like it was really getting closer, we came down and made a good play for an open 3,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said. “I don’t know how many times we answered those rallies with a 3.”
Philadelphia is 3-0 this season and 7-1 all time when making 20 or more 3-pointers.
Guard Tyrese Maxey sat for the 76ers because of tightness in his left hip.
“Kelly was amazing, Cam was amazing,” Lowry said. “We all stepped up for Tyrese, because he’s an irreplaceable guy.”
Before the game, Nurse said injured center Joel Embiid participated Saturday in a light practice in Toronto. The reigning NBA MVP has been out since Feb. 6 following left knee surgery.
“When you’re playing without two main guys on offense you have to find ways,” Batum said. “We just tried to move the ball, find different ways on offense, and we did.”
Lowry and Nurse, pivotal parts of Toronto’s 2019 NBA championship team, each received a warm ovations when they were introduced before the game.
“I was here nine years with him,” Nurse said about Lowry. “He’s certainly, if not the best, one of the best to ever play here.”
Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points for Toronto. Jordan Nwora added 19, and Kelly Olynyk had 18 points and 11 rebounds as the reeling Raptors matched the second-longest losing streak in team history. Toronto lost a franchise-worst 17 consecutive games in 1997-98.
Just as they did on Wednesday night in a 44-point loss to New York, the Raptors trailed throughout against the 76ers. Toronto has not led since early in the fourth quarter of Monday night in a loss to Brooklyn.
Guard Ochai Agbaji was unavailable for the banged-up Raptors after leaving Wednesday’s loss following a heavy landing on his right hip. Toronto’s list of eight absentees also included RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, who are in return-to-competition reconditioning, plus injured starters Scottie Barnes (left hand) and Jakob Poeltl (left pinkie).
“It’s tough but that’s the reality of where we’re at,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We’ve just got to adjust and roll with it.”
Toronto has lost seven straight at home. The Raptors are 1-14 against Atlantic opponents with one divisional game remaining, April 10 at Brooklyn.
The 76ers led 35-27 after one quarter and stretched their advantage to 71-55 at the half. Oubre scored 12 points in the third as Philadelphia took a 101-93 lead to the fourth.
UP NEXT
76ers: Host Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.
Raptors: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mo Bamba vs. Kelly Olynyk (Javon Freeman-Liberty gains possession) | ||
| 11:33 | | Gradey Dick misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:31 |  | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Mo Bamba makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Lowry assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:59 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:44 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-0 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point stepback jump shot | 5-2 |
| 10:14 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Tobias Harris blocks Javon Freeman-Liberty's two point tip layup | ||
| 10:00 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +3 | Kyle Lowry makes three point running pullup jump shot | 8-2 |
| 9:41 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup | 10-2 |
| 9:24 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:10 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Cameron Payne turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point running layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 10-4 |
| 8:39 | | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Cameron Payne shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-5 |
| 8:33 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 8:15 | | Tobias Harris misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Gradey Dick offensive foul (Charge) (Kyle Lowry draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | Gradey Dick turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:50 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point running layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 10-8 |
| 7:27 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 13-8 |
| 7:14 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (bad pass) (Mo Bamba steals) | ||
| 7:08 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 16-8 |
| 6:59 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 6:38 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point reverse layup | 18-8 |
| 6:02 | | +3 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 18-11 |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 20-11 |
| 5:52 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Paul Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | Paul Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:52 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Kyle Lowry personal foul (Loose ball) (Jordan Nwora draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 20-13 |
| 5:20 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive foul (Off the ball) (Kyle Lowry draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point pullup jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 23-13 |
| 4:49 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point running layup | 25-13 |
| 4:41 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:24 | | Paul Reed blocks Gary Trent Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. blocks Garrett Temple's two point layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Kobi Simmons makes two point running dunk (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 25-15 |
| 3:48 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 3:46 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point putback layup | 27-15 |
| 3:31 | | Cameron Payne shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:31 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:31 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-16 |
| 3:13 | | +3 | Kyle Lowry makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 30-16 |
| 2:51 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point putback layup | 30-18 |
| 2:29 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +2 | Nicolas Batum makes two point alley-oop layup (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 32-18 |
| 2:07 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point pullup jump shot (Jordan Nwora assists) | 32-21 |
| 1:40 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 35-21 |
| 1:15 | | Kobi Simmons misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:13 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kobi Simmons assists) | 35-23 |
| 0:41 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. offensive foul (Charge) (Kobi Simmons draws the foul) | ||
| 0:41 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | +1 | Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-24 |
| 0:30 | | +1 | Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-25 |
| 0:07 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point running layup | 35-27 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Tobias Harris misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:37 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Jordan Nwora misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | KJ Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot | 38-27 |
| 10:42 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point driving finger roll layup | 38-29 |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 41-29 |
| 10:10 | | Kobi Simmons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Kobi Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Garrett Temple makes two point running finger roll layup (Kobi Simmons assists) | 41-31 |
| 9:39 | | Jordan Nwora blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 9:39 | | KJ Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | KJ Martin misses two point layup | ||
| 9:33 | | Garrett Temple defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Gradey Dick misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Garrett Temple shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:24 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-31 |
| 9:03 | | Jordan Nwora misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | KJ Martin makes two point turnaround hook shot | 44-31 |
| 8:19 | | Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | KJ Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Garrett Temple defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Garrett Temple shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-31 |
| 7:52 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-31 |
| 7:44 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running dunk | 48-31 |
| 7:22 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 48-33 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 50-33 |
| 6:45 | | Jordan Nwora misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Jordan Nwora offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point layup | 50-35 |
| 6:12 | | KJ Martin shooting foul (Jordan Nwora draws the foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:12 | | +1 | Jordan Nwora makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 50-36 |
| 6:02 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 52-36 |
| 5:39 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 54-36 |
| 5:10 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Lowry steals) | ||
| 5:07 | | Tobias Harris offensive foul (Charge) (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | Tobias Harris turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 54-39 |
| 4:35 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 57-39 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 57-42 |
| 4:03 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-42 |
| 4:03 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-42 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 59-45 |
| 3:34 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point running jump shot | 59-47 |
| 3:04 | | Mo Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup | 59-49 |
| 3:01 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:50 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-49 |
| 2:50 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-49 |
| 2:40 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-50 |
| 2:40 | | Kelly Olynyk misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:37 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:22 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:16 |