Maxey out for the Sixers. No common sense refereeing these days; Beverley pushes up into people forcing contact, then flops as soon as there is any and gets rewarded for it. Harris wasting possessions when he does anything off the dribble. Davis sitting with 3 fouls halfway through the 1st term, checking Embiid. Embiid puts an exclamation points on the quarter with an attack and slam, followed by a 3, him alone with 20 points and Philly up 11. The Lakers have a flurry of baskets starting the 2nd and actually take the lead. Reaves then has a flurry of his own, but Philly regains the lead, up 2 at the half. Melton hits back to back 3's for the Sixers and they take a 10-point lead going into the final term. Melton continues to roll and Philly kicks further away and, looking like closing it out pretty comfortably. However the Lakers scored 9 points in 30 seconds with huge Sixers blunders, Reaves with a 3 and then 3 at the line fouled on a 3. It goes to OT, where Philly dominate and still win the game, heh. The Sixers shot well, better from all areas. Both teams had high turnovers, Philly +5 on the boards. Melton with a super efficient 33 points and an amazing 7 steals, he did however miss 2 free-throws at the end there. Embiid a super efficient 38 points as well, with 5 assists, 12 boards, but 7 turnovers. Harden 28 points, 12 assists and 2 steals. For the Lakers, Reaves an efficient 25 points, 5 assists and 2 steals off the bench. Davis an efficient 31 points, 12 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
3. (Phi) D. Melton, 2. (Phi) J. Embiid, 1. (Lal) A. Reaves.
3. (Phi) D. Melton, 2. (Phi) J. Embiid, 1. (Lal) A. Reaves.