PHILADELPHIA(AP) Chris Bosh had 27 points and 11 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 95-84 on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams.

Jermaine ONeal added 17 and Jason Kapono had 15 for the Raptors, who finished 41-41 last season.

The start of the game was moved up an hour to 6 p.m. because the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays were set to resume the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 5 of the World Series at 8:37 p.m. across the street at Citizens Bank Park.


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