Austin Reaves scored 35 points (8 during a 10-0 run across the third and fourth quarters), and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-115.
Reaves’ 32-foot 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 11:21 left in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers got within 117-115 on Tyrese Maxey’s floater with 27 seconds to play, but Rui Hachimura answered with a dunk, and the 76ers got no closer.
Early in the fourth quarter, Jarred Vanderbilt had 2 steals.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 35 points and 7 assists on 13 for 19 shooting. Maxey had 26 points, 13 assists and 4 steals but went 1 for 9 from 3.
The Lakers shot 55.7% from the field and 36.0% from 3 to the 76ers’ 53.6% and 20.8%. The 76ers got 4 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Lakers outscored the 76ers 61-14 off the bench.