PHILADELPHIA -- Shortly after his Philadelphia 76ers escaped with a 133-122 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, Sixers coach Doc Rivers eased into a chair into the press conference room and, before he could answer a question, summed up how his night played out.
"I thought we would start this about 15 minutes ago," Rivers said with a smile.
So did virtually everyone inside Wells Fargo Center here Friday night when Joel Embiid split a pair of free throws to make it 119-110 with 34.8 seconds to go in regulation.