Jimmy Butler put up 3️⃣0️⃣points in the 76ers' win over the Raptors.
It was no surprise the Sixers came out a different team than the one the Raptors ran roughshod over in Game 1.
In an offence that moved like sludge, Leonard managed 15 first-half points despite facing a swarm of Philly defenders. The rest were terrible, shooting 9-for-36 combined. The best three-point shooting team in the league hit just three of their 15 shots from behind the arc. And they were thoroughly outhustled, managing a woeful 13 rebounds to Philly’s 33.
The Raptors trailed 69-63 to start the fourth, but shot 1-for-7 to begin the frame and when Simmons strolled through Toronto’s defence for an easy layup with 8:43, it was back to an 11-point deficit. The visitors would go up by 13 before the Raptors clawed their way back, a pair of three-pointers by Lowry cutting the deficit to three points with 1:36 to play. A Siakam basket with 46 seconds left made it a one-point game.
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