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Anthony Davis had capped a late 13-0 run with a
layup with 11.2 seconds left to put the Lakers ahead 106-105,
their first lead since the first quarter.
LeBron James paced the Lakers with 34 points, Davis added 23
with eight rebounds and Dennis Schroder had 16. Alex Caruso
contributed 10 off the bench.
The Lakers lost on the road for the first time this season after
winning their opening 10 games.
The Sixers bolted to a 16-point lead and held a 34-24 advantage
at the end of the first quarter.
Davis drove to the basket and scored to close the Lakers within
46-40. On their next possession, Caruso converted a three-point
play and the deficit was three with 4:22 left in the second.
Embiid dropped in two free throws down the stretch of the second
quarter and the Sixers led 55-51 at halftime.
The Sixers came out aggressive in the third and jumped out to an
early 65-53 advantage.
Marc Gasol soon knocked down a 3-pointer and Schroder added a
tough layup to get the Lakers within 68-63 with 6:52 remaining
in the third.
James was called for a flagrant-1 foul on Embiid after a slight
push while the Sixers center was airborne. Embiid crashed hard
to the floor on his back with 5:44 left in the quarter. After
staying down for a few minutes, Embiid hit the two free throws
and remained in the game.
The Sixers led 81-74 at the end of the third.
Davis and James each missed two free throws in the first four
minutes of the fourth as the Lakers fell behind 94-81.
Harris hit a short bank shot for a 100-86 lead with 5:10 to go.
The Lakers continued to battle back and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
eventually made a 3-pointer from the corner with 1:05 remaining
to cut the deficit to 105-104.
--Field Level Media
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