Two of the better young cores in the NBA went head-to-head at Staples Center Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Philadelphia 76ers.
In what was an entertaining, back and forth game, it was the 76ers who ultimately came out victorious, beating L.A. 115-109, dropping the Lakers to 6-9 on the season.
Philadelphia’s young duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons stole the show, as Embiid finished with a career-high 46 points on 14-of-20 shooting to go along with 15 rebounds, seven assists and seven blocks. Embiid scored in a variety of ways, and when he wasn’t scoring he was getting to the free throw line, where he knocked down 16 of his 19 attempts.