On March 24, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Philadelphia 76ers, James hung up the exemption card due to knee pain, Embiid and Harden came back at the same time after a round of rest. Vogel sent Westbrook, Reeves, Stanley, Gabriel and Howard to a new starting lineup.
As soon as the game came, Embiid scored the first point of the game, Stanley Johnson threw a good shot, Westbrook made a strong layup, and Stanley hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner to stop Philadelphia. After the timeout, Embiid faced Howard with a dry shot, and then the Monsters basket threw the ball back in color, and Maxi countered to catch the ball and three points to help the team rebound. Harden made a relaxed layup, and Howard responded with a clever pass from Stanley, but was immediately replaced for a second foul in the next leg.
In the rotation stage, Stanley Johnson received a three-point shot, Munch converted to chase three points, and then went to the basket to complete a two-handed dunk, and the Lakers led by 6 points. In the final two minutes, Niang arced a three-pointer, Stanley bottom corner three-pointers were still colored, followed by Niang hit another three-pointer, Augustine bottom corner responded, Niang for the third consecutive three-pointer! In the first quarter, the Lakers took a three-point lead 30-27.
Throughout the first quarter, Embiid scored 10 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, Harden 3 points and 2 assists, and Niang 9 points. On the Lakers' side, Stanley Johnson became a surpriser, contributing 13 points to 5 of 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, 3 shots, which is undoubtedly the main reason why the Lakers took the lead in the first quarter. Wei Shao had 2 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, and the Purple and Gold Army had 6 of 9 three points in a single quarter.