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Philadelphia 76ers’ Jimmy Butler, left, tries to get past Toronto Raptors’ Patrick McCaw during the first half of Game 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Thursday, in Philadelphia.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler lived up to his Jimmy Buckets nickname to help Philadelphia force a seventh game against Toronto in the Eastern Conference semifinals, hitting them in bunches and scoring 25 points in the 76ers’ 112-101 victory over the Raptors on Thursday night.

Game 7 is Sunday night in Toronto. The Milwaukee Bucks await the winner.


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