Daily News | Sixers-Raptors rivalry remains strong despite teams heading in different directions: ‘Hopefully, we see them later’
Monday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors is a reminder that the 76ers’ late October trip north of the border can now be viewed as an early benchmark of their season.
The Sixers topped the Raptors, 4-2, last April, but in the waning minutes of a Game 6 blowout to finish off the series, Pascal Siakam inadvertently elbowed Embiid in the face. Thekept Embiid out of the first two games of an Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the Miami Heat, and in a mask for the rest of the series.
“I was watching [that 2019 Game 7], too, so I’d be hurting the way they lost, too. I understand, though, how mad they can be and how irritated they could be with that franchise, no matter who was on the team.” “We’re just trying to keep active communication with each other,” Melton said. “Trying to make each other better.”
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