Scottie Barnes and Toronto Raptors claim first win of season against Philadelphia 76ers

With Kyle Lowry and Nick Nurse again in Scotiabank Area, the Toronto Raptors claimed their first win of the 2024-2025 season with a 115-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The sloppy play was the primary headline of final evening’s recreation, because the Raptors snapped a seven-game dropping streak in opposition to the 76ers relationship again to Oct.26, 2022. On this whistle-abundant contest, 42 turnovers, 66 fouls, and a Toronto Raptors recreation document of 99 mixed free throws had been tried.

Additionally, per Keerthika Uthayakumar, the Dinos had three gamers foul out of a contest for the primary time in a decade.

Toronto was a lot sooner and performed with extra physicality on this one than of their largest opening-season loss ever (30 factors) to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. They received out in transition early, scoring six quick break factors halfway by means of the primary quarter, a lot better than the 4 quick break factors that they had by means of the primary three quarters in opposition to the Cavs.

Fourteen first-quarter paint factors and a 14-2 run led by Jonathan Mogbo within the second quarter would give the Raptors the 62-56 halftime lead, they usually wouldn’t squander it for the remainder of the sport.

Welcome to the Get together, Scottie Barnes

After the opening recreation, by which Scottie Barnes went 3-of-14 from the sphere for 9 factors, six rebounds, 5 assists, and was a team-worst -33, the face of the franchise was a lot better in recreation two.

The West Palm Seaside, Fla. native was an improved 8-for-11 from the sphere whereas additionally going 11-for-13 from the charity stripe. He would end with 27 factors, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals, and one block.

The 23-year-old was rather more aggressive and bodily Friday evening, with Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk, and Ja’Kobe Walter sidelined attributable to damage. He received to the rim with ease, and when he wasn’t dunking it by means of the ring, he was utilizing his fixed rim strain to attract the defence in earlier than he dished.

It took a recreation, however welcome to the social gathering, Scottie Barnes.

A Monster Mogbo recreation

The second half of the Palm Seaside Bro’s, Jonathan Mogbo, was simply as spectacular.

The thirty first general choose stuffed the stat sheet, ending with 12 factors, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, three blocks, two steals, and was a game-best +21.

The second quarter, specifically, is when the just about 23-year-old took over. He stacked nice defensive possessions on prime of each other. One second, he’s stealing the ball off an inbound move, the subsequent, he’s defending Tyrese Maxey in house and blocking a three-point try.

He was all over the place defensively.

One other factor that popped for Mogbo was the rebounding and motor. Of his 9 rebounds, 5 of them had been on the offensive glass as he lived across the rim all evening. This shouldn’t come as a shock, as the previous San Francisco Don averaged over three offensive boards and ten rebounds general final season within the West Coast Convention.

He was a significant cause why Toronto’s bench outscored Philly’s 40-19.

Good Poeltl

Very like Barnes, Jakob Poeltl adopted a sub-par recreation one with a stellar recreation two on each ends. A few blocks early set the tone for the 29-year-old, who completed with 4 whole blocks, 19 factors, 9 rebounds, and three assists. The Vienna, Austria native was additionally nice from the free throw line, hitting 9 out of his 11 photographs.

Andre Drummond received into foul hassle early, and Poeltl took full benefit of the comparatively small 76ers with out him or Joel Embiid. Offensively, he did what he at all times did: set implausible screens, rolled onerous, and completed performs. Defensively, his positioning and timing had been very good, and it was general a a lot better recreation for the massive man than his outing in opposition to Cleveland which noticed him put up solely six factors, 9 rebounds, and two assists.

Different Notable Performances

Tyrese Maxey: 24 factors, 4 assists, two rebounds, and one steal.

Kelly Oubre Jr.: 28 factors, two assists, two rebounds, and two steals.

Kyle Lowry: 14 factors, three steals, two assists.

Andre Drummond: 11 factors, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, two blocks.

Ochai Agbaji: 12 factors, eight rebounds, two steals.

Jamison Battle: 12 factors, six rebounds, 2-for-3 from distance.

Jamal Shead: 11 factors, 5 assists, two rebounds.