Jrue Holiday scored all 12 points for Philadelphia in overtime to lead the 76ers get past the Toronto Raptors 108-101.
Holiday was the top scorer with 33 points and 14 assists, Thaddeus Young scored 27 points and chipped in 14 rebounds, while Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen finished with 12 apiece.
After the game Holiday said that he aspired to play in the All-Star game.
"I really don't know," the Associated Press quoted Holiday as saying. "Obviously, that's a goal I'd like to have under my belt. If I have to do this every game for us for our team to win, so be it."
Holiday forced OT, when he had a drive and layup with 1.1 seconds remaining in the final quarter. After that, he scored all the points for the Sixers to make his team victorious.
"He took over," Young said. "Jrue was incredible tonight and carried us in overtime. It was a gut-check type of performance and he was there for us when we needed it in overtime."
For the Raptors, Ed Davis added 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Terrence Ross and Alan Anderson also had 18 points apiece. Jose Calderon had 13 points and Kyle Lowry finished with 11 points and 11 assists against the Sixers.
"They got us back on our heels and I thought we weathered the storm a little bit in the fourth quarter," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. "We got back up 10 but again, they continued to street fight and we didn't respond."
Toronto, who were missing Andrea Bargnani, Linas Kleiza and Jonas Valanciunas because of injuries, got off to a good start and outscored the Sixers 28-20 in the first quarter.
They again outscored Philadelphia in the second quarter 32-23 to enter the second half with a big 17-point lead.
The Sixers bounced back in the second half and outshined their opponents 29-13 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Sixers took a 74-73 lead, but the Raptors answered them with a 15-4 run and regained lead 88-78.
Young had a dunk with 2:54 left in the final quarter to take the Sixers back to the lead 92-90, but the Raptors gained a four-point advantage with the help of Davis's jumper with 2:09 remaining in the game. Holiday's drive and layup tied the game with 1.1 seconds left in the last period and forced OT.
"Our guys kept their composure," Sixers coach Doug Collins said.
The extra session completely belonged to Holiday as he scored 12 points with the help of a pair of jumpers, 3-pointer and a layup and the Raptors could add only five.
"He's the closer," Hawes said. "We put the ball in his hands. He made all the right decisions and all the right moves down the stretch."
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