Adding insult to injury, former Laker Andre Drummond snagged 10 rebounds against a struggling L.A. Tobias Harris had 23 points while Tyrese Maxey and Georges Niang finished with 14 points each. Meanwhile, the Sixers barely broke a sweat despite their best player’s relatively light scoring performance, knocking down wide-open jumpers and getting easy lanes to the rim all night long. Horton-Tucker in particular continued his horrid recent stretch, finishing with just 7 points, was a team-low -23. Starters Avery Bradley and Malik Monk had just two points each, and though they played decent enough defense for them to finish with plus-minuses of -2 and -1, respectively, their contributions on that end were wiped out by the abysmal defensive performances of Anthony, Monk, Talen-Horton Tucker and even a very off night from rookie guard Austin Reaves. The rest of the Lakers’ role players fared even worse. Melo finished 4-11 from the floor with 9 points while Monk had 11 points on 3-13 shooting. One game after Carmelo Anthony and Malik Monk helped the Lakers to a big road win over the Brooklyn Nets, both struggled against Philly’s superb wing defense on Thursday. Russell Westbrook had 20 points, but also committed a game-high 6 of the Lakers’ 17 turnovers, continuing his frustrating play of late. Without LeBron, the rest of the Lakers’ supporting cast was flat-out awful. However, it marked a quick return to the injury report for The King after he had apparently fully recovered from his early-season abdominal strain earlier this week. James was ruled out pregame due to left knee soreness, the first time this specific injury of his has been publicly disclosed this season. 57XRSmtSOG- SB Nation January 28, 2022īut no cavalry was on the way for AD. The iso king patiently worked on the Celtics center before draining a trademark step-back three to give the Sixers the lead in the clutch – ultimately winning the game for his side in the process.AD showed up, the rest of the Lakers? not so much. The 33-year-old’s teammates fled the scene and allowed Harden to isolate Horford for a 1-on-1 at the top of the key. The Sixers then worked the ball to “The Beard,” and Harden sought out a mismatch on the Celtics’ Al Horford. Quarter by quarter, Doc Rivers’ team scraped back the Celtics’ lead and the scores were level at 87-87 heading into the final 12 minutes.īoth teams traded buckets in the decisive quarter with neither side allowing their counterpart to gain any significant advantage, but thanks to a pair of Jayson Tatum free throws, the Celtics took a one-point advantage with 26 seconds left on the clock. Sixers fans could have been forgiven for thinking the worst at this point of the game without the NBA’s back-to-back scoring champion, but this Philadelphia team is made of sterner stuff than past iterations. Jaylen Brown scored 14 first-quarter points and Boston took a 38-31 lead after the opening quarter. Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Imagesīuoyed by the home crowd support at TD Garden, the Celtics raced off to a strong start. ![]() Harden stole the show pre-game on the night of the Met Gala.
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