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PHILADELPHIA -- The Toronto Raptors are under .500 and on top of the Atlantic Division. More games like this one and theyll get that winning record. DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Rudy Gay had 18 to help Toronto beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-98 on Wednesday night. In a down year so far in the Atlantic Division, the Raptors (5-7) wrested away first place from the Sixers (5-8). "Its a great accomplishment to be in that position," guard Kyle Lowry said. "But we still have to keep it up. We have to take all the good from it, learn from it and grow." DeRozan and Gay dominated the Sixers in the second half to turn this one into a rout. Gay hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 15 points in the third quarter, and DeRozan scored 30 points through the first three quarters to build a 16-point lead. The Raptors may not have a winning record, but they have themselves in first place. "Were nowhere near where we need to be," coach Dwane Casey said. "Well take it, but its early. Weve got to continue to work and stay hungry." The Raptors can ask Philadelphia how easy it is to lose the top spot. The Sixers were the surprise first-place team in the division thanks to 3-0 start, featuring wins over Miami and Chicago. But reality has set in for a team that was expected to rank among the worst in the NBA. Spencer Hawes hit his first nine shots and finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers. Philadelphias fourth straight loss came on the heels of an 0-3 road trip. The Sixers started Daniel Orton and James Anderson, and a bench made up of Hollis Thompson, Brandon Davies and Lavoy Allen is one of the weakest in the league. "Teams go on losing streaks, it happens sometimes," Allen said. "Everyone needs to fill a role and get back to what we were doing earlier." Led by DeRozan, the Raptors pulled away to a 55-48 halftime lead. He hit three 3s in the half and scored 22 points, putting him on pace to top his career high of 37. He didnt slow down in the second half as much as it was his teammates simply taking turns dominating the ball. "Thats how weve got to play, get everybody involved, everybody going," DeRozan said. Against a woeful defence, the Raptors shot 12 of 21 on 3-pointers through three. Terrence Ross, who had 17 points, and Steve Novak ended the quarter with consecutive 3s to close a 15-5 run. The Raptors finished with a season-high 14 -- already the eighth time the 76ers have allowed 13 or more. Hawes was the only Sixers player who at least was able to make this one a game. He hit his first five free throws and his first three 3-pointers to keep it close. Hawes finally missed a free throw in the third, only to have Allen put it back for a bucket that cut it to 76-70. The Raptors wouldnt let the lead dip below six points the rest of the way. DeRozan was fouled on a 3-point attempt late in the fourth and hit all three free throws to make it 107-92 in front of an almost empty arena. The Raptors were just the latest team to put up big points against the Sixers, who have allowed 100-plus points in 11 of 13 games this season. Michael Carter-Williams returned to Philadelphias starting lineup after missing the previous four games with a bruised left arch. He scored 10 points. Evan Turner had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Starting forward Thaddeus Young missed the game for personal reasons. "When you dont have Thaddeus, do you go big ball, do you go small ball?" coach Brett Brown said. "When you play that type of judgment game, it gets harder to manage those periods." NOTES: Lowry, a Philadelphia native who played at Villanova, had most of the team over for a family dinner Tuesday night. He had 13 points and 10 assists. ... The 76ers waived F Kwame Brown and G Darrius Morris. They signed free-agent guards Elliot Williams and Lorenzo Brown. ... Brett Brown was whistled for a technical. ... The Raptors had a season-high nine blocked shots. Cheap Air Force 1 China . 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Jamie Walker gave the visitors an early lead but Ali Crawford levelled with a 25-yard free-kick, his third goal against his former club in 15 months.Rakish Bingham netted his first two goals for Accies after the break, but Walker pulled one back from the spot before Paterson notched his seventh goal of the season. Hearts Callum Paterson celebrates his equaliser to pull the score back to 3-3 against Hamilton Both sides played 3-5-2 formations with former skipper Alim Ozturk replacing the suspended Igor Rossi for Hearts, who had already threatened through Tony Watt before taking an eighth-minute lead. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! Bjorn Johnsen did well to hook a cross in from the left which Dougie Imrie headed away as two Hearts players closed in. The ball fell invitingly for Walker, who smashed a first-time shot high into the corner of the net from 18 yards.Gramoz Kurtaj then turned Imries sliced diagonal ball into an opportunity and got there ahead of Jack Hamilton before crossing for Bingham. The goalkeeper was stranded but John Souttar cleared the header off the line. Ali Crawford equalised for the home side from this free-kick Accies were soon level in the 24th minute after Prince Buaben fouled Imrie and Crawford stepped up to curl the ball over the wall and down into the corner of the net.dddddddddddd.Johnsen missed three chances to put Hearts back in front before the break, and Accies made the visitors pay 13 seconds after the restart when Crawford put Bingham through, with the former Hartlepool striker keeping his composure to slot home from 16 yards. Hamiltons Rakish Bingham scored twice for the hosts Bingham then produced a sublime finish in the 68th minute to extend Accies lead, beating Hamilton at his near post after Kurtaj had slipped the ball into the left channel.Hearts were handed a lifeline five minutes later when Seaborne slid in to try to prevent Don Cowie latching on to Johnsens knockdown and caught the Hearts player as he landed. Referee Steven McLean pointed to the spot and Walker squeezed the ball in off the post. Jamie Walker scored his second of the match from the penalty spot Walker almost completed a hat-trick but saw his 25-yard curler hit off the junction of post and bar before Scotland right-back Paterson ran on to Perry Kitchens pass, beat a man and slotted just inside the post from 18 yards to level the score.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! ' ' '