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Raptors blowout Sixers with season-best 122 points

Xinhua, November 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Toronto Raptors scored a season high in points in their 122-95 victory over Philadelphia Sixers on Monday night NBA action.

The 27-point victory is Toronto's largest of the season, eclipsing the 18-point margin in their season opener against Detroit on Oct. 26.

All-Star guard Kyle Lowry led the team with 24 points and eight assists, while forward Terrence Ross came off the bench with 22 points. The two combined for nine of the team's 13 three-pointers made.

"I've been working on it, keep continuing to shoot the ball," said Lowry after shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from beyond the arc. "Myself, Terrence (Ross), we just continue to work on our games and try to get better and the shots are falling now."

Despite recording their highest offensive output of the season, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey was most impressed with his team's defensive effort.

"I thought out guys came out and competed. We've got to have that type of defensive effort and focus each night," Casey told members of the media after the win.

After allowing opponents to score 112.1 points on 49.6 percent shooting in their previous seven games, Toronto's defence stepped up by holding Sixers to 95 points on 41.9 percent shooting.

The most effective quarter defensively for Casey's squad was the third when they held Sixers to 7-for-21 (33.3 percent) from the field.

With the win, Toronto improves to 11-6 on the season and extend their winning streak against Sixers to thirteen straight, a streak dating back to Nov. 2013. The last time Raptors dropped a game to Philadelphia was Jan. 20, 2013 in overtime.

The streak is the team's longest active winning streak and second longest in franchise history. Between Mar. 23, 1999 and Dec. 6, 2002, Toronto had a streak of 18 consecutive victories over Chicago Bulls. Endit