LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 21 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in his second triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers extended the Philadelphia 76ers’ miserable start Friday night with a 116-106 victory.

Anthony Davis scored 31 points, Austin Reaves had 20 and D’Angelo Russell added 18 in reserve for the Lakers, who remained undefeated at home this season in the return of a 1-4 trip.

James recorded his 114th career triple-double early in the fourth quarter.

Paul George scored nine points for the Sixers, who fell to 1-7 while playing without two of their top three players. Rookie Jared McCain had 18 points for Philadelphia, which has lost five straight games.

Former MVP Joel Embiid served the second game of his three-game suspension for pushing a reporter, while All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey missed his first game with the hamstring injury that will sideline him for at least two weeks.

Bronny James played the final in 1:28.

Takeaways

76ers: Winning without Embiid and Maxey seems extremely difficult, and the Sixers couldn’t defend enough to stay competitive.

Lakers: Cam Reddish replaced Russell in the starting lineup and rookie coach JJ Redick’s strategy seemed to be working. The erratic Russell played comfortably and aggressively as a reserve.

Key moment

Philadelphia erased an early 13-point deficit shortly before halftime, but the Lakers went on an 8-0 run into the intermission and a 10-0 surge shortly afterward to take the lead.

Key stat

The 39-year-old James has seven triple-doubles since passing Tim Duncan a year ago, becoming the second-oldest player in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Karl Malone was 40 years and 127 days old when he became the oldest player to record a triple-double in November 2003.

Next

The Lakers host Toronto on Sunday evening. The 76ers return home to face Charlotte on Sunday night.

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