​Nov 12, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) drives against Toronto Raptors guard Alijah Martin (55) during the second quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Source: Lastwordonsports.com – Jimmy VikThe Raptors had two chances to win on back-to-back nights, and both slipped away. Toronto led the Celtics by 22 on Wednesday and the 76ers by 17 on Thursday, then lost 98-93 and 123-112. The two Raptors blown leads left the team at 5-7 and 1-4 in its last five, with Kawhi Leonard out for a 10th straight game and Scottie Barnes missing a fourth straight with a groin injury.The losses were more painful because of how well the Raptors played early. After the Raptors reserves like Jamal Shead delivered career nights in Milwaukee, the same group carried Toronto against Boston, and then RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley did the same in Philadelphia. The question is why the advantages kept disappearing.Boston: A 22-Point Lead Slips AwayNov 11, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett (9) drives to the basket past Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) in the second half at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn ImagesThe Raptors scored 38 points in the first quarter against the Celtics and led by as many as 22 in the second, the kind of start that made the later Raptors blown leads feel unlikely. They went into halftime up 61-54, then scored only 32 points in the second half and 13 in the fourth quarter. They went almost nine minutes in the third quarter with a single made field goal, and Boston took the lead.Turnovers made it worse. Toronto committed 14 for the game, 11 of them after halftime. The Celtics also got to the line far more often, making 24 of 28 free throws to the Raptors’ 13 of 18, while Toronto was whistled for 28 fouls. Boston blocked 10 shots to Toronto’s four.Toronto led by one point with under a minute to go, but an open three by Shead missed, and the Celtics closed it out at the line.Philadelphia: A Second Lead GoneThursday looked like a different story. The Raptors led by as many as 17 points in the opening half, with threes from Barrett and Jamison Battle helping them build a 33-24 first quarter. Then the 76ers outscored them 36-27 in the second quarter and 36-27 again in the third, which gave Philadelphia a 96-87 lead going into the fourth.That came even with LeBron James out for Philadelphia and Joel Embiid briefly leaving in the first quarter with a knee scare. Tyrese Maxey scored 27 with eight assists and Embiid had 20.The Sixers also used a zone for a few possessions after Toronto found a rhythm, and they led by 15 with under two minutes left. Barrett had 31 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and Quickley added 26, but the second half was a 63-52 advantage for Philadelphia, and it turned a first-half cushion into another of the Raptors blown leads.Why the Raptors Leads Keep VanishingThe pattern is hard t