Sixers fall to 0-8 with loss to Raptors

As the 76ers suffered their eighth straight loss to open the season Wednesday night, a 119-103 decision to Toronto, they fielded a starting lineup in which the best two players were rookies - one of them being an undrafted free agent in T.J. McConnell.

Meanwhile, the Raptors rolled out a veteran lineup led by former NBA all-stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.

But the Raptors (6-3) were far from being in the mood to nurture or even feel sorry for the Sixers, who were minus Nerlens Noel (sore wrists) for the second straight game.