Joel Embiid, Sixers FALL APART in second half to Lakers, streak ends at 5

The Lakers ended the Sixers’ season-long five game winning streak thanks to a 119-115 home win in Los Angeles, despite the Lakers playing without franchise player Luka Doncic for the entire second half. The Lakers, led by a 35-point performance from Austin Reeves and 17 points and 10 assists from LeBron James, came storming back late in the third quarter to claw their way back into the game, then took control of it with an 8-0 run to start the 4th.The Sixers, who made their own comeback late in the 4th to make it close, were led by a 35 point, 7 rebound, 7 assist performance from Joel Embiid in the loss. Tyrese Maxey added 26 points and 13 assists, and VJ Edgecombe finished with 19, included a clutch steal and 3 with 35 seconds left to give the Sixers a chance at completing the comeback. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.