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The Sixers donned the 25th anniversary jerseys for the first time, and all five starters finished in double figures in the 10-point win over the Raptors.
Nov 9, 2025, 4:34 AM UTC
**2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer Season Standings:**
Tyrese Maxey - 4Adem Bona - 1Andre Drummond - 1VJ Edgecombe - 1Quentin Grimes - 1
Kelly Oubre Jr. - 1
Donning the 25-year anniversary black retro jerseys, the Sixers channeled the 2001 playoffs in dispatching the Toronto Raptors in South Philadelphia, 130-120. It was a team-wide effort that saw six players finish in double figures in scoring, including all five starters. Having snapped a two-game skid to move up to 6-3 on the season, Philadelphia will be right back in action tomorrow night against Detroit. I don’t know what the tail end of the back-to-back will hold, but let’s celebrate a fun win from the Sixers tonight, one in which they were dressed to kill. Bell Ringer awaits.
**Trendon Watford: 20 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 block, 1 turnover**
In his first start as a Sixer, Watford recorded career-highs in rebounds and assists on the way to his first career triple-double. He started at power forward, played some backup point guard, and did a little bit of everything in between. Watford’s inclusion helps shore up a lot of prior weaknesses for the Sixers. He’s a hugely positive force on the glass, and his ability to handle the rock allows Tyrese Maxey to run more off ball stuff where he’s extremely dangerous. The fact that the Sixers have Watford on a minimum deal for not only this season, but next year as well is a Daryl Morey masterclass. It also doesn’t hurt one bit that he and Maxey are such good friends to help ramp up the vibes to their current ‘immaculate’ level. Incredible performance from Trendon tonight, and shoutout to Kate Scott for the ‘Trendon makes, the world takes’ line.
**Tyrese Maxey:** **31 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover**
It’s nice that Maxey doesn’t have to be the be-all, end-all for this current iteration of the Sixers, as he needed to be for large stretches of last year when the burden became too great. In tonight’s win, plenty of other guys stepped up, and even someone like VJ Edgecombe who struggled for much of the night, then became the closer in the fourth quarter. But let’s not discount what was a very solid performance from Tyrese. His shooting gravity sets up so much for the Sixers, and he still has the ability to use the combination of blazing speed and hesitation dribbles to get to the bucket at will. Maxey also continues to chip in with a few key defensive plays every night, and his passing is getting better and better, as we saw on this on-point lob to Edgecombe.
**Joel Embiid: 29 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 turnovers**
I felt like tonight was the best we’ve seen Joel look this season, and not just because he tallied a season-high 29 points. He also looked great on the defensive end, moving really well and affecting shots, even if he didn’t have the stocks totals to back it up. Offensively, everything looked smooth operating from the nail area against an undersized Toronto frontcourt missing Jakob Poeltl. Aside from a couple instances where he didn’t recognize the backside help coming, Embiid did a terrific job of diagnosing the defense and either feeding teammates or attacking single coverage to earn trips to the foul line. His mid-range jumper is as deadly as they come in the league right now. Overall, Joel just didn’t seem to be laboring on the court or looking out of place at any point, which is wonderful to see, health-wise.
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