76ers Beat Raptors 123-112 as Maxey Scores 27 and Embiid Shakes Off Knee Scare

Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-112 on Thursday night, November 12, 2026, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, according to Reuters and NBC Sports Philadelphia. Joel Embiid added 20 points after an early injury scare, and Philadelphia improved to 10-3. Toronto fell to 5-7.

Philadelphia played without LeBron James, who missed the game with a back problem. Toronto played without Kawhi Leonard, out for a tenth straight game with a knee problem, and without Scottie Barnes, out for a fourth straight game with a groin problem, ESPN reported.

Embiid scare in the first quarter

Toronto started fast and led by as many as 17 points in the first quarter. A few minutes into the game Embiid collided knee to knee with a Raptors player, went down pointing at his right knee, and limped to the locker room. He had been listed as questionable before the game while dealing with a foot problem, and the arena went quiet while he was out.

The scare did not last. Embiid returned with 5:26 left in the first quarter to loud cheers and finished the night with 20 points, four rebounds and three assists in 28 minutes. Philadelphia cut into the lead from there and the teams went to halftime tied at 60-60.

Maxey and the reserves take over

Philadelphia shot 57.9 percent in the third quarter and hit four three pointers in the period, two of them by Anfernee Simons, Reuters reported. The 76ers won the third quarter 36-27 and won the fourth quarter 27-25 to close the game out.

Maxey added eight assists to his 27 points. Jaylen Brown scored 18 points for Philadelphia, VJ Edgecombe had 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Simons scored 17 points off the bench, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 11.

RJ Barrett led Toronto with 31 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Immanuel Quickley scored 26 points for the Raptors, who won the first quarter 33-24 but could not hold the lead once Philadelphia settled.

The win put Philadelphia back in the win column after its loss to Boston on Tuesday night. Philadelphia next plays on Sunday afternoon, at home against the Indiana Pacers. Toronto, which lost a big lead at home to Boston the night before, fell to 5-7 with a second loss in two nights, and its two leading scorers could not make up for the players missing at the other end.