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.
