76ers vs Lakers

Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images. Pictured: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers and Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers.

This team is getting smoked on the glass, and Embiid doesn’t seem to be a factor one way or the other. The turnaround has been a drastic one for a team sitting in the bottom third of the NBA in both offense and rebounding for the entire season. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. This is a very physical team which has no choice but to score inside and get offensive rebounds. [on the floor](https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612755/onoffcourt-advanced) this season. Thomas Bryant looked like an above average NBA player and the team found ways to score despite still lacking shooting of any kind. Philly has guarded long 2-point jumpshots and 3-pointers very well this year, but against the Lakers that’s really not going to be a giant factor. Rebounding has also been a massive problem for the Sixers. On the season they’re allowing 63.3% shooting inside of 8 feet, which is the third-worst mark in the league. While the Lakers do technically enter this game on a two-game losing streak, it’s hardly an indictment on how they’ve played of late. Then, Anthony Davis was yanked from that night’s game in Cleveland with a non-COVID illness and L.A.

The Philadelphia 76ers (12-12) will be taking on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (10-14) at the Wells Fargo Center.

If the Sixers want to get back to winning ways, they need to focus on that end of the floor. [Expect tonight to be a clash of the Titans, ](https://phillysportsnetwork.com/2022/12/05/sixers-rockets-betting/)with each player trying to assert their will and lead their team to victory. During this three-game losing streak, it’s like they forgot how to stop drives into the paint and how to rebound. [Against the Cavs and Grizzlies](https://oddspedia.com/basketball/cleveland-cavaliers-memphis-grizzlies-277424), guards continually got into the paint and scored at will. [James Harden returned to the lineup on Monday](https://www.nba.com/news/sixers-james-harden-returns-foot-injury) night against the Houston Rockets after being out for a month with a foot injury. The Sixers come into tonight’s matchup on a three-game losing streak, capped off by a loss in Double OT to the lowly Houston Rockets.

The Sixers were very shaky down the stretch but escaped Friday night with a chaotic 133-122 overtime win against the Lakers at Wells Fargo Center.

In the middle of the third quarter, Rivers had Thybulle replace Tucker, who continued to be passive offensively and finished with three points on 1-for-4 shooting. Thybulle was an important, unlikely source of offense for the Sixers off the bench. The team’s transition defense has been much improved overall after a dire beginning to the season, but Reaves, James and the Lakers were awfully effective in the open court. The Sixers’ switching was sharp and Embiid did well in isolation on a couple of plays, though James also missed a few open looks. Embiid opened the scoring in OT with a mid-range jumper and Harden capitalized on several Lakers misses inside, converting an and-one transition layup. He went 1 for 2 and the Sixers survived to see overtime. Tobias Harris tried to find Embiid on the ensuing inbounds play, but the Lakers came away with possession in another chaotic sequence and Harris wound up fouling Davis. The Sixers completely failed to resurrect the situation with Embiid out. Still, for a few more minutes, almost everything besides Embiid was ineffective for the Sixers against the zone. Harden also joined the shotmaking party and thrilled the crowd with 55 seconds left in the first half when he shook Dennis Schröder and drained a three through contact, giving the Sixers a 59-58 edge. Ultimately, the Sixers recovered to score the first 12 points of overtime. Tucker off the ball with 4:51 left in the first quarter.

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