RAPTORS 119, 76ERS 103
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Kyle Lowry scored 23 points and Luis Scola had 21 to lead Toronto over winless Philadelphia.
One year after starting 0-17, the Sixers have lost their first eight games this season.
Philadelphia has lost 18 straight games dating to March 27, 2015, the fourth-longest mark in franchise history.
Scola scored 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting in the third quarter.
Lowry, a Philadelphia native, scored 14 points in the first half, capped by a 27-footer with 0.9 seconds left to send the Raptors into halftime with a 63-57 lead. The Raptors built a 20-point lead in the third and left no doubt about the outcome.
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