The Sixers had won five of their previous seven home games when the struggling Toronto Raptors paid a visit to the Wells Fargo Center Monday night.
The Sixers were unable to sustain their recent good fortunes on their home floor with a 114-103 loss to the Raptors.
The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for the guys from north of the border.
With JaVale McGee waived Sunday, and Jason Richardson and Robert Covington out with injuries, Sixers head coach Brett Brown had 10 available players.
Philadelphia native Kyle Lowry made the trip with his Raptor teammates, but he did not dress. It was the second straight game Lowry sat to give his body some rest.
Turning point
Former Sixer Lou Williams made a three-pointer with 4:02 to play that put Toronto up 12. Williams scored 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. Williams entered the game averaging 15.2 points as a reserve.
Follow the leader
DeMar DeRozan led all scorers with a season-high 35 points to go with his nine rebounds. Patrick Patterson scored 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.
Ish Smith led the Sixers with a career-high 19 points. He also had nine assists and five rebounds.
Nerlens Noel scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked a shot.
Stat-egic
One day after managing only 10 assists, the Sixers had a season-high 32 assists on 41 made field goals.
Take a bow
Thomas Robinson has made the most of his minutes during his short time wearing a Sixers uniform.
The power forward came off the bench to score 13 points and grab five rebounds against the Raptors in 15 minutes.
What's next?
The Sixers play at Oklahoma City on Wednesday. The Thunder are 8-2 in their last 10 games, but they are without Russell Westbrook at least until next week. Westbrook had surgery on his face to repair a fracture. Kevin Durant has missed the last six games following surgery on his right foot, his second this season.
The Thunder's recent good play has allowed them to move into the eighth spot in the Western Conference playoff picture.