PHILADELPHIA - With guard JJ Redick a surprise scratch due to illness and forward Wilson Chandler still nursing a strained right quad, the Sixers started at a disadvantage as they looked to even the season series with a Toronto team that now sits three games ahead of Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference standings after Tuesday night's 119-107 loss at Wells Fargo Center.
Down two starters, coach Brett Brown didn't get much offense by inserting guard Landry Shamet or forward Mike Muscala into the lineup as the two reserves struggled mightily in expanded minutes. We saw less Jimmy Butler at the point against the Raptors than we have over the past several games, and while Butler did end up third on the Sixers with 18 points tonight, he had a rough night shooting overall (5 of 12 from the field, 0 for 2 from beyond the arc).