The Raptors will try to avoid their sixth straight loss Monday night by extending their dominance over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Toronto hasn't won a game since Feb. 20, got romped by the Golden State Warriors on Friday night and then lost to the Knicks sans Kyle Lowry (although that's not an excuse because they're still the Knicks) on the second night of a back-to-back.
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The only teams with worse offensive efficiency ratings in February were the Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers and Wizards.
The Sixers have lost six of their last seven, including Sunday's 20-point road loss to the Indiana Pacers.
Philadelphia managed to overcome its 35.0 percent shooting Friday and snapped a five-game skid with an 89-81 win over Washington. The 76ers couldn't pull of that feat again while shooting 34.5 percent in a 94-74 drubbing at Indiana on Sunday.
The Pacers held the 76ers to 10 points in the fourth quarter on 4-of-22 shooting, and Philadelphia lost one of its top scorers, Robert Covington, to injury in the third quarter.
Covington came off the court holding his right arm after landing awkwardly on a layup attempt.
"He took a big hit," coach Brett Brown said. "The X-rays were negative on his shooting elbow."
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Covington is the team's current top scorer (13.2 ppg) with Tony Wroten out indefinitely following knee surgery and Michael Carter-Williams traded to Milwaukee. Nerlens Noel played Sunday despite dealing with leg pain incurred from Friday's win.
Covington overcame a 5-for-15 shooting performance to score a team-best 18 points in the loss to Toronto in January. Noel had a career-high 14 rebounds and 12 points while the Raptors' DeMar DeRozan was held to eight points on 4-of-14 shooting.
BUZZER BEATERS
1. 76ers C Nerlens Noel has recorded a double-double in two straight games for the first time in his career
2. Since making 7-of-10 3-pointers at Atlanta on Feb. 20, Raptors SG Lou Williams is 5-of-23 from beyond the arc over a four-game span.
3. Toronto has not lost six in a row since Dec. 3-12, 2012.
PREDICTION: Raptors 96, 76ers 90
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