In the match that just ended not long ago, the Philadelphia 76ers affirmed their absolute strength with a strong 138-94 victory at home against the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to the brilliance of the duo: Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
The Los Angeles Lakers got off to a good start in the first half when Max Christie, Anthony Davis and Lebron James stepped up to help the away team take a 13-8 lead. However, Joel Embiid’s subsequent 3-point throw quickly turned the game around. The Lakers’ defense could not contain the power of the Embiid-Maxey duo. Not only are they good at scoring points, they know how to move and handle things so that their surrounding teammates are put in the best state.
The next scores of this duo along with Tobias Harris and Patrick Beverley helped the 76ers lead their opponents by 13 points at the end of the first half. Embiid personally had 12 points, and Maxey was not far behind with only 2 points less. Things didn’t get any better for coach Darvin Ham’s team before halftime. Lebron James had 2 points at the beginning of the second half, but the 76ers had a very strong response with two consecutive 3-pointers from Tyrese Maxey and Marcus Morris Sr.
The Lakers’ outside line continued to play erratically, constantly allowing opponents to bombard them. On a sublime day of competition, Marcus Morris Sr. and Pat Bev threw 3 without knowing what to miss, creating too safe a distance from the opponent. The efforts of Austin Reaves or D’Angelo Russell are not enough to help the Lakers narrow the gap.
Taurean Prince’s two 3-pointers revived the hope of fans of the LA football team, but Joel Embiid quickly extinguished all of his opponent’s efforts. Last season’s MVP continued to take advantage of his superior body shape and penalty-catching ability to increase the gap between the two sides.
With a gap of 18 points, the 76ers were not subjective. On the contrary, they continued to maintain a proactive stance to stifle all hope of their opponents. Don’t forget that in the match 5 days ago, the Dallas Mavericks led the Lakers by a huge gap, but Lebron James’ brilliance almost helped the home team turn the game around.Coach Nick Nurse’s team preempted the opponent with 3 3-pointers at the beginning of the last half from Marcus Morris Sr., Tyrese Maxey and Nicolas Batum respectively, increasing the gap to 23 points. The next two points from Maxey and Paul Reed forced the Lakers to let go, pulling out all the pillars to rest when the fourth quarter had only passed 4 minutes.
In the remaining 8 minutes, the Lakers’ reserve players had to go through a nightmare instead of their seniors. Center forward Mo Bamba had a great day meeting his old team with 7 points after only 5 minutes of play in the fourth quarter. The Lakers lost 14-40 in this half.
In the end, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 138-94 (32-19; 36-34; 30-27; 40-14).
In a sublime day of play for Joel Embiid and his teammates when they achieved a 3-point success rate of nearly 48%, the Los Angeles Lakers had a true “easy to go, hard to return” trip.
By scoring a triple-double despite only playing 3 rounds (30 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists), the Cameroonian striker proved why he deserved the MVP title last season.