The potential of the Philadelphia 76ers new core was on full display in the blowout victory against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Philadelphia 76ers are now 2-0 with its new core of Tobias Harris, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Jimmy Butler and J.J. Redick. The Sixers were completely dominant against the Los Angeles Lakers and won the game 143-120.
The Sixers won this game due to their efficiency and their ability to limit turnovers. They shot 57.7 percent from the floor and 50.0 percent from behind the 3-point line. They only had seven turnovers and had 10 steals. On the flip side, the Lakers had 16 turnovers and three steals.
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The Sixers starters had their way with the Lakers and had 103 points in the outing. Philly scored at least 33 points per quarter and outside of the first quarter, the Sixers outscored the Lakers each quarter of the game. Almost every gear was clicking for the Sixers in this win.
Defensively, the team held LeBron James under 20 points. Outside of Kyle Kuzma, who had 39 points, and JaVale McGee, who had 21 points, no other Lakers scored 20 points or more. Outside of a 40 points explosion, led by Kuzma, the Lakers scored no more than 27 points in each quarter following.
Outside of the starting five, the Sixers got a nice boost from the bench. T.J. McConnell scored 13 points and had three steals. Boban Marjanovic also had 10 points and a block. Both Mike Scott and Furkan Korkmaz made nice hustle plays as well. James Ennis was the only bench player to really struggle in the outing. Jonathon Simmons also made his Sixers debut with an And-1 play before the end of the game.
This game showed the true potential of this new core that the Philadelphia 76ers built at the NBA trade deadline. This is only their second game together and once they build more chemistry, this group has a real chance to make the NBA finals.