No LeBron for the Lakers, no Curry for Philly. Embiid vs Davis matchup. Davis starts well, but goes off injured and the Sixers kick away, up 10 at the 1st term break. Harris doing the scoring for the Sixers. Davis comes back in and is impactful, but the Lakers still down 6 at the half. Johnson with some key strips on Embiid around the basket, Philly's defense picks up though. Davis doing it all for the Lakers, contested rebounds, blocks, but unable to stop Embiid's power plays. The Sixers up 20 going into the last, Maxey with multiple blocks, along with Thybulle's stellar defense in the back-court. The Sixers go on to win comfortably by 18. The Sixers shot much better from the field and 3, but not great at the line. The Lakers flawless from the line, but just 21% from 3 and low assists. Harris with an efficient 23 points, 5 boards, 2 steals. Embiid 26 points, 7 assists, 9 boards, 2 blocks. Theybulle 4 of 6 from the field, 4 steals. Niang an efficient 14 off the bench. For the Lakers, Davis the only shining light, with an efficient 32 points, 12 boards, 2 steals, 4 blocks.
3. (Lal) A. Davis, 2. (Phi) T. Harris, 1. (Phi) J. Embiid.
3. (Lal) A. Davis, 2. (Phi) T. Harris, 1. (Phi) J. Embiid.