It was a nice try, but some things are left better to the masters.
The Sixers dropped one of the most important tanking matchups of the season 118-105 to the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night. They are 22-43.
That loss came despite the best effort of Quentin Grimes, who once again led all scorers with 29 points. He shot 11-of-23 from the field and also had three steals and two blocks.
Jeff Dowtin Jr. shot 9-of-14 from the floor for a career-high 20 points. A.J. Lawson led the Raptors with 28 while Jared Rhoden had 25 — both of them are on two-way contracts.