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Sanjesh Singh

Lakers player grades: Anthony Davis’ strong night not enough vs. Joel Embiid, Sixers

The Los Angeles Lakers Thursday lost to the Philadelphia 76ers on the road, 105-87.

The outcome for L.A. looked bleak because LeBron James was ruled out prior to tip-off with a sore left knee. The Lakers needed Anthony Davis to have a big game paired with a flawless game from the role players to stand a chance against Joel Embiid and company.

One of those things happened: Davis had a tremendous two-way game. The role players did not have a flawless game.

As a team, the Lakers shot 6-of-29 (21.4%) from 3-point range to highlight one example.

Here is how the Lakers, now 24-25 on the season, graded individually after the loss:

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