Embiid scores 26, 76ers beat Raptors 94-89 | Inquirer Sports

Embiid scores 26, 76ers beat Raptors 94-89

/ 10:54 AM January 19, 2017

Philadelphia 76ers' Ersan Ilyasova goes up for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia 76ers’ Ersan Ilyasova goes up for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Philadelphia. AP

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 26 points, Ersan Ilyasova added 18 and the resurgent Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 94-89 on Wednesday night for their seventh win in nine games.

Embiid, who was questionable because of the flu, surpassed 20 points in fewer than 30 minutes in his 10th straight game.

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With Embiid leading the way, the Sixers are no longer the NBA’s laughingstock. They’re only 14-26 but have rejuvenated a city that has patiently waited for a winner through three miserable seasons.

DeMar DeRozan scored 25 and Kyle Lowry had 24 for the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors. CBB

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