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Speights scores season-high 23, 76ers beat Raptors

The Columbian
Published: January 26, 2011, 12:00am

TORONTO (AP) — Marreese Speights scored 17 of his season-high 23 points in the second quarter, Jrue Holiday had 15 points and 11 assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 107-94 on Wednesday night.

Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams each scored 15 and Elton Brand had 14 as the 76ers won their third straight, matching a season high.

Thanks to Speights, Williams and 10 points apiece from Thaddeus Young and Evan Turner, Philadelphia’s bench outscored Toronto’s 58-17.

Speights finished with nine rebounds, narrowly missing his first double-double of the season.

DeMar DeRozan scored 29 and Andrea Bargnani had 17 as the Raptors lost their ninth straight game. It’s Toronto’s longest losing streak since a 10-game slide from March 26 to April 12, 2006.

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