On Dec. 9, the Los Angeles Lakers played their fifth game of a six-game road trip against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. It was an opportunity for them to prove they were better than their 10-14 record indicated.
They fell behind 33-20 early in the second quarter, but that’s when Austin Reaves started to turn it on. He scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the period as Los Angeles pulled to within 61-59 at halftime.
