Philadelphia travels to Toronto for conference matchup

Philadelphia 76ers (0-1, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (0-1, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Toronto and Philadelphia take the court.

Toronto went 25-57 overall and 18-34 in Eastern Conference action a season ago. The Raptors averaged 16.2 points off of turnovers, 13.9 second-chance points and 32.9 bench points last season.

Philadelphia went 47-35 overall, 8-8 in Atlantic Division games and 22-18 on the road last season. The 76ers averaged 8.5 steals, 6.0 blocks and 11.3 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Raptors: Kelly Olynyk: day to day (back), Bruce Brown: out (knee), RJ Barrett: out (shoulder), Ja’Kobe Walter: day to day (shoulder), Immanuel Quickley: day to day (pelvic).

76ers: Paul George: day to day (knee), Joel Embiid: day to day (knee).

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