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Lakers vs. 76ers Final Score: Lakers cruise to a rebound victory
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Lakers vs. 76ers Final Score: Lakers cruise to a rebound victory

The Lakers’ return home brought with it a return to winning ways. After strong performances from Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves and a triple-double from LeBron James, the Lakers earned a fairly comfortable 116-106. win over the depleted Sixers.

Anthony Davis had another dominant game. Fifteen of his 31 points came in the first quarter. He also grabbed seven rebounds and had four blocks. Austin Reaves was red hot from behind the arc, hitting 6-10. He scored twenty points with seven assists and six rebounds.

LeBron James had a slower game, chipping in with 21 points, but still finished with a triple-double as he dished out 13 dimes and grabbed 12 rebounds. After being benched, D’Angelo Russell responded with one of his best games of the season, scoring 18 points.

The Lakers started red hot from behind the arc. Rui Hachimura, AD, Austin and Cam Reddish all knocked down threes. Barely five minutes into the game, LA had already made five of their six three-point attempts, giving them an eleven-point lead.

LA’s defense was much better than the last few games. They smothered the Sixers, who were missing their two superstars, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. After Caleb Martin knocked down a few shots, the Sixers gained some momentum.

Despite Philadelphia cutting the deficit to three, AD dominated and helped the Lakers extend their lead to seven at the end of the first inning.

Los Angeles came out strong offensively in the second quarter. They went back up by 11 thanks to goals from D’Lo and Gabe Vincent. The Lakers stayed hot from distance and Austin scored his second of the game.

Philadelphia suddenly surged offensively as both Jared McCain and Guerschon Yabusele made three-pointers to make it a one-point game. Austin hit two more threes, making it 4-4 from behind the arc for him.

With three minutes to go until half time it was a brand new ball game as the score was level. The Sixers went up by two, but AD hit a three and the Lakers regained the lead by one. The hosts started to get hot offensively after another three-pointer from Reaves. AD and LeBron also scored to extend the lead.

LA led 68-60 at halftime.

The Sixers started the second half with a bucket. Still fiery hot from behind the arc, Austin knocked down another three-pointer. After starting the match with two threes, Rui struggled offensively until he made another long-range attempt.

The Lakers had the momentum, although Philadelphia was still trying to get back into it. At the halfway point, LA was 15 higher. The quarter belonged to Los Angeles as they maintained a commanding lead and continued to keep the Sixers from gaining traction.

LeBron was up to 12 assists on a behind-the-back pass to D’Lo for a 3-pointer. Yabusele knocked down a three of his own to bring the Sixers within 15 at the end of the third.

The final frame began with the Lakers still in complete control of the game, despite Sixers rookie McCain trying to single-handedly bring them back. LeBron grabbed two more rebounds to secure his triple-double. Jaxson Hayes converted a layup and a dunk to extend the Lakers’ lead to 18.

Philadelphia was annoying, trying to mount a comeback by knocking down three-pointers while former Laker Andre Drummond knocked down bodies down low. LA’s offense was stagnant until D’Lo made a layup.

The Sixers didn’t complete their fake comeback attempt and the Lakers pulled off a nice win.

Key Takeaways:

D’Lo off the bench was a huge boost for the bench. He looked much more comfortable. It was a successful starting lineup change.

The Lakers need to learn how to keep the lead big enough that they don’t have to panic and put LeBron and AD back in with four minutes left in the fourth.

AD playing with a bang and still putting up MVP numbers makes his MVP case even stronger.

With Max Christie only getting poor playing time, this will either be a good thing or lower his confidence even further.

The Lakers will look to get back in the win column against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday at 6:30 PM PT.

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