76ers 103, Lakers 99: Jrue Holiday scored 26 points to lead six players in double figures and dished out 10 assists as Philadelphia posted just its second win in 10 road games.
Evan Turner had 22 points and 13 rebounds while Spencer Hawes added 13 points off the bench for the 76ers, who improved to 2-3 on their season-high eight-game trip by winning for only the third time in 11 overall contests.
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 36 points, Metta World Peace chipped in 13 and nine boards and Steve Nash contributed 12 points and 10 assists for the Lakers, who had won six of seven overall and three straight at home.
Philadelphia used an early 12-1 run to build an 11-point advantage that was trimmed to three after one quarter. Los Angeles took its first lead at 29-28 on a pair of free throws by Darius Morris just over two minutes into the second and went on a 9-0 run late in the period to go ahead by four.
The 76ers scored the final seven points before halftime for a 54-50 advantage and finished the third quarter with an eight-point cushion. Bryant scored five points during a 7-0 burst that got the Lakers within 99-97 with 1:28 left in the fourth, but Hawes hit a jumper and Holiday added a driving dunk with 22.4 seconds remaining to seal the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Philadelphia F Thaddeus Young extended his streak of consecutive games in double figures by scoring 12 points. ... Bryant has scored at least 30 points in 11 of his last 12 contests. ... Los Angeles failed to reach the 100-point mark for only the second time in 16 games.
Philadelphia | L.A. Lakers | |
Jrue Holiday 26 | Scoring | Kobe Bryant 36 |
Jrue Holiday 10 | Assists | Steve Nash 10 |
Evan Turner 13 | Rebounds | Dwight Howard 14 |
Jrue Holiday 4 | Free Throws Made | Kobe Bryant 7 |
Jrue Holiday 2 | Steals | Darius Morris 2 |
Spencer Hawes 4 | Blocks | Dwight Howard 5 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Philadelphia | 103 | 47.7 | 8-22 | 13-20 | 27 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
L.A. Lakers | 99 | 39.4 | 3-22 | 22-33 | 17 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 7 |