76ers vs. Toronto Raptors at a glance

76ers vs. Toronto Raptors at a glance

TEAMS: Sixers (28-48) vs. Raptors (46-30)

WHEN:  Sunday, 6 p.m.

WHERE:  Air Canada Centre

BROADCASTS: TV – CSN RADIO – 97.5 FM

SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE:  TWITTER – @PompeyOnSixers, INSTAGRAM – PompeyOnSixers

411 ON RAPTORS:  Toronto is tied with the Washington Wizards for the third best record in the Eastern Conference with six regular-season games remaining.  DeMar DeRozan has a lot to do with the team being in position to get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.  The All-Star shooting guard ranks fifth in the NBA with an average of 27.4 points per game.

All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry, a North Philly and Villanova product, could return from a wrist injury as early as next week.

PROBABLE STARTERS

SIXERS (28-48)

23 Justin Anderson SF 6-6  6.6 ppg. 3.5 rpg.

9 Dario Saric PF 6-10  12.9 ppg. 6.4 rpg.

22 Richaun Holmes C 6-10  9.4 ppg. 5.2 rpg.

20 Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot SF 6-6  5.3 ppg. 2.0 rpg.

1 T.J. McConnell PG 6-2 6.7 ppg. 6.4 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (fourth season, 75-247)

Injury report: Ben Simmons (right foot fracture, out), Jerryd Bayless (left wrist ligament tear, out), Joel Embiid (left knee meniscus tear, bone bruise, out), Robert Covington (right knee meniscus tear, out), Jahlil Okafor (right knee soreness, out), Sergio Rodriguez  (left hamstring strain, out).

 Raptors (46-30)

5 P.J. Tucker SF 6-6 6.8 ppg. 5.9 rpg.

9 Serge Ibaka PF 6-10 15.0 ppg. 6.8 rpg.

17 Jonas Valancunas C 7-0 12.0 ppg. 9.6 rpg.

10 DeMar DeRozan SG 6-7 27.4 ppg. 3.9 apg.

6  Corey Joseph PG 6-3  9.3 ppg. 3.4 apg.

Coach: Dwane Casey (eighth season, 309-283)

Injury report: Kyle Lowry (right wrist surgery, out)

THE SERIES

Raptors own a 47-36 series advantage.

LAS VEGAS LINE

Raptors are 11-point favorites.

LAST SERIES MEETING

The Sixers defeated the Raptors, 94-89, on Jan.18 to post what at the time was their seventh victory in nine games. In the process, they snapped a 14-game losing streak to the Raptors.

Embiid scored the Sixers' final four points and had a clutch block with 22.9 seconds left. He finished with a game-high 26 points, scoring 20 or more points for the 10th straight game. The rookie added nine rebounds, two assists, one steal, and two blocked shots.

DeRozan finished with a team-high 25 points. Fourteen of his points came in the fourth quarter. He struggled from the field early on, missing all six of his first-quarter shot attempts. DeRozan shot 11 for 21.

REMAINING GAMES

Tuesday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Brooklyn Nets at Sixers

Thursday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Chicago  Bulls at Sixers

Saturday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Milwaukee Bucks at Sixers

April 10: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Indiana Pacers at Sixers

April 12:  8 p.m., at Madison Square Garden,  Sixers at New York Knicks.

Follow and contact 76ers beat writer Keith Pompey on Twitter and on Instagram at PompeyOnSixers.