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March 23, 2024 6:00 am ET
The Philadelphia 76ers gave a terrific effort while remaining undermanned on Friday, but they fell short to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 101-94 as they fell to 0-2 on this 4-game road West Coast road trip. The Sixers did get Tobias Harris back in the lineup, but remained without Joel Embiid, De'Anthony Melton, and Robert Covington as the challenges remain.
Philadelphia dropped to 12-24 on the season without Embiid and they weren't able to take advantage of the Miami Heat falling to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Sixers remain as the No. 8 seed in the East and the loss ended their 7-game winning streak over the Lakers.
Before Friday, the last time the Lakers beat the Sixers was March 3, 2020.
Tyrese Maxey had 27 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 19 points, six rebounds, and three assists, and Harris had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Mo Bamba had 11 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks.
NBA Twitter reacted to the Sixers falling to James and the Lakers on the road:
This loss tonight ended a 7-game winning streak Philly had over the Lakers. The last time the Lakers won in this series was on March 3, 2020. #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) March 23, 2024
Tyrese Maxey has been mostly brilliant in the second half, but his supporting cast has been brutal almost all game. Sixers appear likely to come up short yet again tonight after a brutal offensive performance
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) March 23, 2024
Lakers beat Sixers 101-94
-Tyrese Maxey: 27 pts, 3 asts-Kelly Oubre Jr: 19 pts, 6 rebs-Mo Bamba: 32 mins, 11 pts, 7 rebs-Sixers shoot 8-37 on 3PA (21.6%)-Lakers outrebound Sixers 54-42
Sixers drop to 38-32 and now sit in the 7th seed in the East
— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) March 23, 2024
This is a hell of an effort by the Sixers. Tobias Harris still struggling offensively, but he's made two of the best defensive hustle plays I've ever seen him make. Sixers look up for a rock fight.
— Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) March 23, 2024
Im so sick of the embiidless sixers
— Romp (@OfficialRomp) March 23, 2024
10:30 pm Sixers game the Friday night of the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, if you are watching this game you are the sickest of sickos (compliment)
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) March 23, 2024
Maxey replaces Buddy Hield with just under 10 minutes to go. If Hield does not return to this game — Nick Nurse's typical substitution patterns indicate that is a likely outcome — he'll finish this game with 13 minutes , supplanting Thursday's game for his fewest as a Sixer.
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) March 23, 2024
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