LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers entered their matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers with plenty of momentum as they had won their past four games.
Although it was the second night of a back-to-back, the Lakers were favored to beat a shorthanded 76ers team that was missing Joel Embiid and Paul George. However, Los Angeles turned in one of their laziest and dull performances of the 2024-25 season as they lost to Philadelphia 118-104.
The Lakers were also missing Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt, though that shouldn’t have led to such a poor performance against an undermanned 76ers squad.