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Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Lakers

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1-7, 1-4 Away
Final
106 - 116

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LeBron has his 114th triple-double in the Lakers' 116-106 win over the slumping 76ers

LeBron's triple-double powers Lakers past Sixers

Anthony Davis scored 31 points, Austin Reaves had 20 and D'Angelo Russell added 18 as a reserve for the Lakers, who remained unbeaten at home this season in their return from a 1-4 trip.

James secured his 114th career triple-double early in the fourth quarter.

Paul George scored nine points for the Sixers, who dropped to 1-7 while playing without two of their top three players. Rookie Jared McCain had 18 points for Philadelphia, which has lost five straight.

Former league MVP Joel Embiid served the second game of his three-game suspension for shoving a reporter, while All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey missed his first game with the hamstring injury that will sideline him for at least two weeks.

Bronny James played the final 1:28.

Takeaways 76ers: Winning without Embiid and Maxey seems awfully difficult, and the Sixers couldn't play enough defense to stay competitive.

Lakers: Cam Reddish replaced Russell in the starting lineup, and rookie coach JJ Redick's strategy appeared to work. The mercurial Russell played comfortably and aggressively as a reserve.

Key moment Philadelphia erased an early 13-point deficit shortly before halftime, but the Lakers made an 8-0 run into the break and a 10-0 surge shortly after it to take charge.

Key stat The 39-year-old James has seven triple-doubles since he passed Tim Duncan one year ago to become the second-oldest player in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Karl Malone was 40 years and 127 days old when he became the oldest player with a triple-double in November 2003.

Up next The Lakers host Toronto on Sunday night. The 76ers return home to face Charlotte on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 116
4th 8.1 Adem Bona makes free throw 1 of 1 106 - 116
4th 8.1 Christian Koloko shooting foul 105 - 116
4th 8.1 Adem Bona makes two point shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) 105 - 116

Statistics

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39-96 FG 44-85
41 Field Goal % 52
13-39 3PT 16-35
33 Three Point % 46
15-23 FT 12-14
65 Free Throw % 86
44 Rebounds 45
13 Offensive Rebounds 5
31 Defensive Rebounds 40
28 Assists 28
6 Steals 1
4 Blocks 13
5 Turnovers 11
3 Team Turnovers 2
8 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
19 Fast Break Points 16
52 Points in Paint 54
14 Fouls 17
2 Largest Lead 19
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Austin Reaves, G Out Dec 26
Jaxson Hayes, C Day-To-Day Dec 25
Gabe Vincent, G Out Dec 18
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kelly Oubre Jr., G Out Dec 25
Trendon Watford, F Out Dec 22

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,485 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 21 9 .700 - W1
Boston 19 11 .633 2 W4
Toronto 18 14 .563 4 L1
Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4.5 L2
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 W2

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 10 .655 - L3
Phoenix 17 13 .567 2.5 W2
Golden State 16 15 .516 4 W3
LA Clippers 9 21 .300 10.5 W3
Sacramento 7 23 .233 12.5 L1
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