Lakers extended their dominance at home by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 116-106, prolonging the poor start to the season for those led by Nick Nurse. The match, played on Friday at the Crypto.com Arena, marked the Lakers’ return after an away tour, where they had achieved only one victory in five games.
LeBron James was the star of the night, recording his second triple-double of the season and the 114th of his career. The Lakers star accumulated 21 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, and achieved his feat early in the fourth quarter. At his side, Anthony Davis continued his great start to the season, scoring 31 points and capturing 9 rebounds, while Austin Reaves added 20 points and D’Angelo Russell, from the bench, contributed 18 points.
Philadelphia suffered its seventh loss in eight games and still can’t find its rhythm. The 76ers appeared at the Crypto.com Arena without two of their main figures: Joel Embiid, who is still serving a three-game suspension for an incident with a reporter, and Tyrese Maxey, who did not play due to a hamstring injury that will keep you out for at least two weeks.
Rookie Jared McCain was one of the few bright spots for the Sixers, contributing 18 points in the loss. However, the team struggled to generate consistent offenses and failed to stop the Lakers’ interior game, who took advantage of Embiid’s absence to dominate in the paint.
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