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En Lakers la alegría dura un día

¿Fue un espejismo? El paso de los partidos lo dirá. Ni la victoria contra los Nets fue tan buena, por las circunstancias de los grandes favoritos del Este, ni la derrota ante los Sixers es tan mala, ya que nunca es fácil que tu equipo gane si tiene de baja a LeBron. Se verá con el equipo al completo y viendo si empiezan a jugar a lo que se les pide. Ahora se quedan, como está siendo costumbre en esta temporada, con un récord por debajo del 50%: 24-25. Son números imperdonables para el equipo que, junto a los Celtics, más campeonatos tiene. El regreso a las pistas de Anthony Davis es un soplo de aire fresco que necesitaban equipo y jugador, porque su primer tramo de la campaña tampoco fue el que se esperaba, y la prueba ante un candidato al MVP como lo es Joel Embiid es satisfactoria, pero falta. Todavía falta. La ayuda que consiguió el camerunés en un partido flojo no la halló Davis, al que de poco valió echarse la responsabilidad a la espalda. James no estuvo, fue baja por unas molestias en la rodilla izquierda. Para los angelinos toda ayuda va a ser poca.

76ers rout short-handed Lakers, Warriors beat Timberwolves

Embiid's impressive streak of four straight games with at least 35 points and 10 rebounds ended. But even his relatively quiet night -- which also featured nine rebounds, seven assists and two blocked shots -- was plenty for a Sixers team that drained 13 three-pointers to the Lakers' six from beyond the arc. "I was not very good tonight, so I was happy my teammates were able to pick me up," said Embiid, who did take his streak of games with at least 25 points to 16 straight. With four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James, second in the league in scoring with 29.1 points per game, sidelined with a sore left knee, Anthony Davis did what he could to pick up the slack for the Lakers. Davis, playing his second game since missing 17 with a sprained knee, scored 31 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Lakers in an impressive, aggressive performance. But he had little support. Russell Westbrook added 20 points, but the remaining three Lakers starters combined for just 15. Davis also got a scare, hurting his right wrist in the first half and playing with it taped the rest of the game. "Anthony played a hell of a game on both sides of the ball," Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. "It was good to see him get a rhythm. (He) made some terrific plays on Embiid." Vogel admitted it was frustrating to again find himself unable to get his star duo of James and Davis on the court at the same time.

Los Angeles Lakers' Carmelo Anthony calls fans' taunting in loss to Sixers 'unacceptable'

PHILADELPHIA — Carmelo Anthony took exception to some fans' taunting of him during the Los Angeles Lakers' 105-87 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, saying that the harassment was «unacceptable.» The incidents caused referees and players from both teams to intervene during the game.