Nick Nurse chased an improbable win in Game 6. He is lucky no key starter got injured before Game 7.

The Toronto Raptors got drubbed by the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night by the final score of 112-101, with Joel Embiid of the 76ers posting a masterful +40 rating in the game.

The Raptors just could not hit their deep shots, as they ended the game going 9 of 36 from downtown for a 25 percent clip from deep – not ideal.

The Sixers, for their part, got strong performances from their starters with all of their starters scoring in double digits.

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The Raptors saw their two best players, Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam, combine for 50 points, while the team’s other starters, Danny Green, Marc Gasol and Kyle Lowry, combined for 28 – which was one less than what Kawhi scored by himself.

Beyond that, the Raptors' starters played huge minutes in a game that was decided early in the fourth quarter. In fact, four starters stayed on the court until 3:33 was left in the game, which is when both teams emptied their benches.

The Sixers were up big at that point (106-87), so the Raptors' bench unit actually ended the game on a 14 to 6 run that kept it as close as it was by the end of the game. Perhaps the team’s head coach, Nick Nurse, should’ve subbed out his remaining starters earlier than that – especially since a Game 7 looms and Leonard logged 40 tough minutes in this one.

Game 7 of this series is on Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern time.