Lakers Fall To #Nuggets 122-109, Nuggets Snap Lakers 5 Game Win Streak, Lakers Shorthanded With #NoLeBron The ...
#Lakers Battle #76ers But Come Up Short With #NoLeBron 121-126 The Lakers fell to 31-42 after their seventh loss in their last 10 games. Los Angeles was without star forward LeBron James, who sat out with knee soreness. Russell Westbrook and Dwight Howard tied for the team high with 24 points apiece in the loss. Notable Stats: C Joel Embiid, PHI: 30 points, 10 rebounds G James Harden, PHI: 24 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists G Tyrese Maxey, PHI: 21 points, 7 assists F Tobias Harris, PHI: 20 points, 7 rebounds G Russell Westbrook, LAL: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists C Dwight Howard, LAL: 24 points, 8 rebounds G Malik Monk, LAL: 23 points (off bench) F Carmelo Anthony, LAL: 20 points, 7 rebounds (off bench) Short-Handed Lakers Compete Hard but Can't Finish. Despite playing with a short-handed roster, Los Angeles put forth a valiant effort against one of the best teams in the East. The Sixers looked a little sluggish to open the game, and the Lakers took full advantage. Stanley Johnson scored all 13 of his points in the first quarter on 5-of-5 shooting. While Los Angeles played with a ton of heart Wednesday, the team had stretches where it just couldn't keep up with Philadelphia. The Lakers shot 39.1 percent in the second quarter and connected on just one of their nine three-pointers. The opening of the third quarter saw much of the same, with Philadelphia building a lead of as many as 14. But the team took its foot off the gas and allowed the Lakers to get back into the game. Los Angeles ended the third quarter with a 20-8 run to cut the deficit to two heading into the final period. But the Lakers just couldn't finish, never taking the lead in the fourth quarter. Westbrook made things interesting and scored 12 points in the final period, but it was too little, too late. The Lakers will have to play with maximum effort for a full 48 minutes each time out as the season winds down. Even when the team is back at full strength, any lapses could result in Los Angeles not making it out of the play-in tournament. So Z Nation, what did you think about Lakers Loss Against the Philadelphia 76ers??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ ✅Help us continue to provide ZSPN coverage and SUBSCRIBE: http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports #ZSPN on Social Media: ☑️Like my page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZSPNSports ☑️Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/zspn_sports ☑️Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zspn_sports ☑️Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hRfH2WzMhoKzgFyftUz1l ☑️Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛