TORONTO — Toronto rookie Jamison Battle received a loud ovation from the remaining Raptors fans at Scotiabank Arena on Friday after he fouled out in less than 15 minutes of playing time.
The gesture wasn't cynical, but a tribute to what he and a Raptors bench that included three other rookies accomplished in a 115-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Battle had 12 points and six rebounds before he earned his sixth foul to get drummed out of the game.
Battle and the rest of Toronto's reserves were called on to help a rotation significantly thinned by injuries. The referees also took the starters of both teams out of the game, issuing 66 personal fouls in the game. Both teams ended up scoring more free throws than field goals, with the Raptors going 39 for 46 from the charity stripe and Philadelphia shooting 40 of 53 .
"We may not have the most talent in the room but we've got a lot of people who, if we bring it together, five guys connected out there on the court, we can be really scary."
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