With the deck stacked massively against them, the Lakers had a valiant showing throughout Wednesday’s contest against the Sixers but never had the firepower to keep pace with Joel Embiid, James Harden and one of the East’s best teams as they fell 125-121.
Impressively, Dwight Howard tied for the team-high with 24 points and eight rebounds against Embiid. Russell Westbrook matched him with 24 points while Malik Monk had 23 points and Carmelo Anthony 20 off the bench.
Four Sixers scored at least 20 points with Embiid leading all scorers with 30 while adding 10 points.