LeBron James went off late, but the Sixers also missed plenty of opportunities in a loss to the Lakers. If it hadn’t cost them multiple games the third quarter thing would be a tremendous bit. The Sixers fell 112-108 to the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night.

Tyrese Maxey was very good on Sunday night. Nobody else on the Sixers brought it, with LeBron James, Luka Dončić and the Lakers handing them their 10th loss of the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors on a Rui Hachimura buzzer-beater as LeBron James' double-digit streak came to an end.

The Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Lakers with one clear goal: end their five-game skid against the Purple & Gold. Their last win over L.A.

Thiero scored 19 points and shot 5-of-9 from the field while doing a great job of slashing to the hoop, both in transition and in a halfcourt setting. James made half of his 10 field-goal attempts and went 2-of-5 from 3-point range, giving him 15 points, to go along with four rebounds, eight assists, three steals and one block.

The defending NBA MVP is certainly in the running to win the NBA Cup MVP. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is somehow even better than he was last year. His 34.5 points per game are the fourth most in NBA Cup games this year. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to one of the best starts in NBA history.

Luka Dončić got off to a strong start to the contest, unsurprising considering the season he’s having and his history playing against the Suns. In the first quarter, he had 20 points. Devin Booker, conversely, was the Suns’ offensive engine in the first. He scored 11 points in the first quarter. Looks like he was getting out of his slump.

Coming off back-to-back losses over the weekend to the San Diego Clippers, the South Bay Lakers looked to get back on track on Tuesday against the Salt Lake City Stars at Delta Center in Utah. They had lost to the Stars on the road exactly two weeks earlier,