After it was all over, Joel Embiid summed up the night well.



“It was a good win, but to me, it doesn’t mean anything,” Embiid said. “They were missing three of the best players. I was kind of bummed that they weren’t playing because this game to me was marked on my calendar because of how bad I played over there.”



The Sixers defeated the Raptors 126-101 in a highly anticipated game that fell short of expectations due to the Raptors missing Kawhi Leonard, Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas. Embiid, Ben Simmons and JJ Redick combined for 75 points in the win.



From the Sixers’ perspective, when the schedule provides a break and an undermanned opponent, all you can do is take advantage of it. Coach Brett Brown often brings up the idea of having “appropriate fear,” which means respecting a less talented opponent, and to their credit, the Sixers did that.



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