Austin Reaves scored 35 points off the bench, LeBron James added 17 points with 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the loss of Luka Doncic to earn a 119-115 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

Jake LaRavia and Rui Hachimura each scored 14 points as the Lakers won in their return from a season-high eight-game road trip during which they went 5-3. Doncic left the game late in the second quarter with left leg soreness after scoring 10 points.

The Lakers came back from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter and won after not taking their first lead until 11:21 remained in the game.

Joel Embiid scored 35 points and Tyrese Maxey added 26 points with 13 assists as the 76ers saw their season-high five-game winning streak come to an end. Philadelphia is 2-1 to start a five-game road trip against Western Conference teams.

VJ Edgecombe produced 19 points and 10 rebounds while Dominick Barlow added 13 points for the 76ers.

Philadelphia led 65-51 with 10:50 remaining in the third quarter and were up 74-62 with 7:07 left in the period before Los Angeles came to life. The Lakers went on a 16-8 run to take an 87-85 deficit into the fourth quarter.

The Lakers’ first lead came on a rushed 3-pointer from 32 feet by Reaves to beat the shot clock to go up 88-87 in the opening minute of the fourth. Reaves had a personal 8-0 run to put Los Angeles up 93-87 with 10:16 left.

A 13-4 run, capped by another long 3-pointer from Reaves, gave the Lakers a 106-93 lead with 5:24 remaining. The Sixers went on a late 10-0 run to get within 110-104 with 1:47 left.

Philadelphia pulled within one possession at 116-113 after a steal and 3-pointer from Edgecombe with 36 seconds left before Los Angeles sealed the victory on a dunk from Hachimura with 12.3 seconds remaining.

Reaves’ ninth game of at least 30 points this season came in his second game back from a 19-game absence caused by a calf injury.

–Field Level Media