Brandon Ingram made a 3-pointer on a pass from Lonzo Ball with 2.0 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-104 to end a 5-game losing streak.
Joel Embiid’s 2 free throws had tied it at 104 with 39 seconds left.
The 76ers had the ball down 3, but Richaun Holmes missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 12. Julius Randle scored 8 of the Lakers’ 12 on 3 for 3 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Lakers scored 3 points off them.
Ingram had 21 points and 6 assists but shot 7 for 21, and Ball added 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks. The Lakers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the 76ers, Embiid had 33 points, 6 assists and 5 blocks, and Robert Covington added 19 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 4 blocks. Ben Simmons had 12 points (all 12 in the paint), 12 rebounds and a career-high 15 assists, his third career triple-double. Embiid scored 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Lakers missed. The Lakers outscored the 76ers 41-13 off the bench.