TORONTO — Kyle Lowry was perfect from three-point range in a 24-point performance on Monday, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 122-95 shootout victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Lowry is the first player in Raptors history to shoot 6 for 6 from beyond the arc. The two-time all-star also dished out six assists in Toronto's 13th consecutive victory over the Sixers, a winning streak that stretches back to January of 2013.
Terrence Ross added a season-high 22 points for Toronto (11-6), while DeMar DeRozan had 14 points, Jonas Valanciunas finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, Pascal Siakam chipped in with 11 points, and DeMarre Carrol had 10.
Robert Covington led the Sixers (4-14) with 20 points, while Nik Stauskas of Mississauga, Ont., had 11 points for a struggling Philadelphia team that is 0-6 on the road this season, and winless in their past 22 games on the road.
The Raptors were coming off a particularly gruelling stretch that included eight of 10 games on the road, including a five-game trip that saw them go 3-2. They looked happy to be home, pulling away from the Sixers in the second quarter in front of a capacity Air Canada Centre crowd that included Blue Jays centre-fielder Kevin Pillar.
They took a 91-71 advantage into the fourth quarter, and then stuck a proverbial foot to Philly's throat. By the time Lowry drilled a three-pointer midway through the frame, the Raptors were up by a whopping 28 points.
With three-and-a-half minutes left to play, Raptors coach Dwane Casey emptied his bench, subbing on rookie Fred VanVleet and popular Brazilian Bruno Caboclo, among others, to give the likes of Lowry and DeRozan some valuable rest.
The Raptors shot 55 per cent on the night, and went 68 per cent from three-point range. Toronto and Sixers hit 27 threes between them.
The Raptors and Philadelphia virtually paced each other point for point through the first quarter until Patterson drilled a pair of three-pointers in the final 31 seconds. The second was a 57-foot prayer he launched at the buzzer to send the Raptors into the second quarter with a 33-26 lead.
Lowry scored 16 first-half points, and his running pull-up three-pointer with 5:24 left in the first half put the Raptors up by 11 points. A layup late in the half by Cory Joseph would stretch their advantage to 12 points. Toronto went into the halftime break with a 60-49 lead.
DeRozan had 10 points in a solid third quarter, and his pair of free throws with five seconds to play stretched the Raptors' lead to 22 points.
The Raptors host Vince Carter and the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Lakers are in Toronto on Friday, followed by Atlanta on Saturday. The Raptors wrap up their homestand with games against Cleveland and Minnesota.
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