The Lakers lost 121-126 at home today to the 76ers.
James missed today's game due to injury and therefore could not reach the 37,000-point milestone today, and James is 15 points away from 37,000 points, which can be achieved in one game.
Wei Shao led the team alone today, performed well, played 32 minutes, 10 of 20 shots, including 5 three-pointers, 2 of 5 free throws, 2 of 5 free throws, 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, but 7 turnovers.
It is worth mentioning that after playing with Beverley, Westbrook seems to have found himself, averaging 22 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game, shooting 52.2% from the field, 10 of 21 three-pointers, and shooting 47.6%. If Westbrook can keep this state, the Lakers still have hope of making the playoffs.
Howard started today and played well against Embiid, playing 28 minutes, shooting 9-of-14 and 6-of-9 from the free throw line, scoring 24 points and 8 rebounds, a season-high.
Anthony and Munch both scored 20+ off the bench, with Anthony shooting 8-of-15 from the field, including 2-of-6 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line for 20 points and seven rebounds. Munch shot 10-of-20 from the field, including 3-of-9 from three-point range, and had 23 points, three assists and two steals.
On the 76ers side, Embiid played 34 minutes, 11 of 19 shots, including 0 of 1 three-pointer and 8 of 12 free throws, with 30 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, which was embiid's 24th time this season that he scored at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in a single game, equaling the alphabet brother, becoming the league's most recorded player of 30+10 times this season. Harden shot 7-of-18 from the field today, 1-of-6 from three-point range, and had 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
In today's game, Westbrook (23164 points) also reached a milestone, surpassing Lakers star Elgin Baylor (23149 points) in career totals and rising to 32nd all-time. After today's game, Westbrook is only one point away from Wade (23,165 points) and will be able to surpass Wade in the next game. In addition, Westbrook is only 13 points away from Dantley (23177 points), and the next game is also expected to surpass.
It is worth mentioning that before Westbrook surpassed Baylor, Wade and Dantley, Harden has done this, Harden's career total score has reached 23305 points, not much ahead of Westbrook, so Westbrook is now walking the path hardened, Harden surpassed which famous, Westbrook will soon surpass.