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The Los Angeles Lakers have been taking part in a few of their greatest basketball of the season lately, however that wasn’t the case on Tuesday.
Regardless of being with out stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, the Philadelphia 76ers trounced the Lakers 118-104 behind an enormous night time from Tyrese Maxey. Embiid missed Tuesday’s sport as a result of his lingering knee harm whereas George was out due to a finger harm he suffered on Saturday.
Maxey, who’s having a profession 12 months, put up 43 factors within the dominant win. He is now recorded 11 video games with 28 or extra factors.
The Lakers have been and not using a star of their very own for a lot of the sport, as Anthony Davis performed simply 10 minutes earlier than exiting with an abdominal strain. With no Davis, LeBron James did his greatest to hold Los Angeles to a win with 31 factors, 9 assists and eight rebounds, but it surely was removed from sufficient to get the job finished.
After the loss, followers ripped the Lakers for failing to handle Philadelphia with its stars out.
Jory Dreher @JDreherLN
The #Lakers beat the #Celtics at full energy by 21 factors simply 5 days in the past.
What’s occurring tonight towards the #76ers with out Paul George and Joel Embiid is an excusable and on the gamers. Not the entrance workplace.
Till THEY start taking accountability, it will be the identical
Scott Reichel @ReichelRadio
The Lakers simply allowed 48 factors in 1 / 4 to a 76ers crew with no Paul George and no Joel Embiid 💀#NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/NRIiUeVi7Q
Jorge Mendez @LakerFan_85
No Paul George & no Embiid, and this @Lakers crew nonetheless gave up 73 factors within the first half. Smfh a few of the many the explanation why you’ll be able to’t take this crew significantly the place it involves championship discuss.
@black @BlackBookClub1
Lakers getting smacked towards Philly with out Embiid or Paul George? pic.twitter.com/u4c6fl1NiI
Michael Davis @KingDavie24
The Lakers shouldn’t be dropping to Philadelphia contemplating they do not have George or Embiid
Jack Weihl @jweihl23
The Lakers dropping to the 76ers who haven’t got Joel Embiid & Paul George is an absolute joke.
NATIONAL CHAMP🥷🏾 @YounggSlime
lakers down virtually 30 a sixers crew with no embiid or paul george lmao it is so over
kdwrdd @kdwrdd
Lakers getting 21 pieced by 76ers with no Paul George, no Embiid, no KJ Martin, no Caleb Martin, no Andre Drummond, no Jared McCain. They acquired no coronary heart
Denislov Lietnev @Denoxyl
How can Maxey with out Paul George and Embiid cook dinner the entire Lakers crew? #LakeShow
Coming into the sport, the Lakers had received six of their final seven video games and beat the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors throughout that stretch. They seemed removed from the identical crew in Tuesday’s loss, and an enormous a part of that was Davis’ absence.
Whereas the severity of Davis’ harm is unknown at this level, Los Angeles can solely hope he does not miss an prolonged interval.
Even with the loss, the Lakers are in a very good place, sitting in fifth place within the West at 26-19 due to the current scorching streak.
