Three nights after losing in double-overtime to the Dallas Mavericks in a down to the wire affair, the Los Angeles Lakers found themselves in another nail-biter, this time against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers.
This game went back and forth throughout, and L.A. gave itself a chance to win by fighting back every time Philly started to build a lead. But in the closing seconds, Russell Westbrook’s frantic game-winning attempt was blocked with the team down by just one.
The Lakers’ 113-112 loss drops their record to 19-24. With a three-game losing streak, they’re slowly slipping away from playoff contention. They’re 1.5 games behind the final play-in tournament spot in the Western Conference and three games behind the sixth-place Los Angeles Clippers.