Best and worst from Sixers-Raptors: Pascal Siakam’s dominant play, Matisse Thybulle’s struggles and more
Thybulle scored two points on 1-for-6 shooting, but even that was misleading. Thybulle missed a corner three-pointer, but the ball was tipped into the basket by a Raptors defender.
![Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam looks to pass the basketball against Sixers guard Matisse Thybulle and center Joel Embiid during the fourth quarter in Game 5.](https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/oXpxjWQAbYHhXuttJPaMVSdp6oU=/0x0:2400x1601/760x507/filters:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/pmn/EGG4AWSNZNCXTLXONXIOBFXJQA.jpg)
Here is my look at some of the best and worst performances from the 76ers’ 103-88 Game 5 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the first-round series at the Wells Fargo Center
Best performance: This goes to Pascal Siakam for the second consecutive game. The Raptors forward finished with a game-high 23 points to go with 10 rebounds and seven assists. He was a game-best plus 24.
Worst performance: I had to give this to Matisse Thybulle. The Sixers reserve forward scored two points on 1-for-6 shooting. But even that was a bit misleading. Thybulle missed a corner three-pointer, but the ball was tipped into the basket by a Raptors defender. He got credit for the shot. Tybulle also missed his two foul shots. He had more fouls (three) than rebounds (two) to go with one steal and a turnover in 14 minutes of action.
Best statistic: This goes to solid shooting by the Raptors. Toronto had a solid shooting night. They made 42 of 82 shots for a percentage of .512.
Worst statistic: This goes to the Sixers’ shooting. They made 31 of 81 shots, including missing 27 of 37 three-pointers, to shoot 38.2% overall from the field.
Worst of worst: The Sixers have to head back to Toronto Raptors after failing to close out the series for the second consecutive game. Like in their Game 4 loss, the Sixers were totally outplayed.