With the Toronto Raptors making their first trip into Philadelphia this season to face the 76ers, they faced former head coach Nick Nurse as the road team for the first time ever.
The story heading into the game was the continued dominance of Sixers big man Joel Embiid. The centre is leading the NBA in scoring for the third consecutive season, averaging more than 35 points a game, and is coming off of his first NBA MVP.
It’s not even 30 games into the season yet, but Embiid has established himself as the frontrunner to repeat as league MVP.