Lakers fall to Thunder, Embiid leads 76ers
August 6, 2020 04:10 MYT
The Los Angeles Lakers were well beaten in the NBA on Wednesday, while Joel Embiid led the Philadelphia 76ers to a win.
With the top seed in the Western Conference secured, the Lakers went down to the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-86.
LeBron James (19 points) and Anthony Davis (nine) went a combined 10-of-30 from the field as the Lakers shot at just 35.2 per cent.
Chris Paul top-scored in the Thunder's victory with 21 points.
@CP3 controls the floor, posting 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST in the @okcthunder win! #ThunderUp #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/HFvNfNv9ir
— NBA (@NBA) August 6, 2020
Embiid's double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds saw the 76ers past the Washington Wizards 107-98.
Philadelphia suffered a setback during their win, with Ben Simmons hurting his knee in the third quarter.
Even Celtics shine as Gobert lifts Jazz
The Boston Celtics had seven players in double-digits for points in a 149-115 thrashing of the Brooklyn Nets. Jaylen Brown (21), Jayson Tatum (19), Gordon Hayward (18) and Robert Williams III (18) led the way.
Rudy Gobert had a double-double of 21 points and 16 rebounds in the Utah Jazz's 124-115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Fred VanVleet went eight-of-13 from the field for 21 points, to go with 10 assists, in the Toronto Raptors' 109-99 win against the Orlando Magic.
Davis struggles
Davis has been in good form for the Lakers, but the forward was three-of-11 from the field in their loss.
Diallo dunk
Hamidou Diallo delivered a huge dunk in the Thunder's win.
Rise up, Hamidou Diallo! #ThunderUp #WholeNewGame : ESPN pic.twitter.com/uIOKHSaAqp
— NBA (@NBA) August 6, 2020
Wednesday's results
Utah Jazz 124-115 Memphis Grizzlies
Lakers face Rockets
The Lakers (51-16) will try to bounce back on Thursday in a blockbuster clash with the Houston Rockets (42-25).