The superstar duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James had another full night of doing things that blow people's minds.
Against an undermanned but lively Sixers lineup, Los Angeles needed most of that magic to win again.
Davis scored 18 of his 37 points during a phenomenal second-quarter surge, and the team from the western conference held off injury-depleted Philadelphia 120-107 on Tuesday night.
James had 22 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who moved to 47-13 with their ninth win in 10 games. His 40-footer was a stylish flourish on an entertaining all-around game from the Lakers' two All-Stars, and it came at the end of a 44-10 run in roughly 10 minutes spanning halftime.
James and Davis had to carry them past the Sixers, who played without injured starters
Joel Embiid,
Ben Simmons and
Josh Richardson. To LeBron James, the Lakers can learn from their slow start and big surge as they prepare to make a run at a championship in several weeks.
"We've lost to teams that were missing starters this year, but everyone here is an NBA player," James said. "We all got here for a reason, so you don't ever disrespect that. You don't ever disrespect the game. They're a very good team no matter what."
Davis hit four 3-pointers while grabbing 13 rebounds and going 13 of 19 from the field, with no basket prettier than his crossover to ditch
Al Horford. He made all seven of his shots in the second quarter while the Lakers played some of their prettiest basketball of the year.
"I started off really slow and missed some shots that were wide open," Davis said. "I was just trying to figure out how I could get myself going. Once one of us got it going, it got contagious until all of us got going."
Glenn Robinson III matched his career high with 25 points and
Tobias Harris had 18 for the Sixers, who have lost nine consecutive road games since Jan. 20.
The Philadelphia 76ers lost twice at Staples Center to start its four-game California road trip despite this persistent effort against the powerhouse Lakers.
Philly's role players and backups got off to an impressive start, taking an early 13-point lead. That's when Davis took control with a dazzling quarter that included three 3-pointers. The Lakers made 17 of their 19 shots at one point.
"Obviously we played two really good teams here," Harris said. "I felt like we had a good start, and then that second quarter hurt us. I think where the game really slipped was they picked up their defensive intensity, and from there it rushed us."
The Lakers,the Raptors and the Bucks have already qualified for the playoffs,
NBA has been suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus.
THE NBA All-Star
The NBA All Star held in Chicago was won by Team Lebron after a closely fought match.
For readers who do not know:
Team LeBron is the players from teams of the western conference like Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks and Stephen Curry from the Golden State Warriors.
Team Antetokounpo is the players from teams of the eastern conference like Giannis Antetokounpo from Milwaukee Bucks and Kemba Walker from Boston Celtics.
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