20-year old rookie Magic Johnson starts at center in place of an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and delivers 42 points as the Lakers win the 1980 title.

Even with a 3-2 lead in the 1980 NBA Finals ... against the star-studded Philadelphia 76ers, the six-time MVP highlighted, on his podcast, how the Lakers'' small ball' strategy worked effectively ...

The 76ers routed the Lakers from the second quarter on, and they did not look back. Philadelphia came out on top of that contest, 118-104. L.A. started the game off well, but things started to ...

Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win ...

(16 points) totaled 46 points for the 76ers, who shot 22-46 from beyond the arc. LeBron James led the Lakers with 18 points while Anthony Davis totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds.

And it paid off. After swapping D’Angelo Russell out of the starting lineup for Cam Reddish after their 1-4 road trip, the Lakers beat the 76ers, 116-106, at Crypto.com Arena to remain ...

The Los Angeles Lakers were blown out by the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers after Anthony Davis left with an injury.

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.