Lakers Lose 118-104 to 76ers, Anthony Davis Suffers Abdominal Injury

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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If Monday's ugly win in Charlotte shined a light on deficiencies around the Lakers roster, then Tuesday's ugly loss in Philadelphia—final score 118-104—had those shortcomings glowing in ways that could probably be seen from space. After a hot start, the Lakers cooled off, and then Anthony Davis left the game. For good, as it turned out. And once that happened, the Lakers completely collapsed. Defensively, they couldn't find anything to slow down Tyrese Maxey. They couldn't keep Philadelphia away from the rim, or off the glass. They couldn't force any mistakes (zero turnovers for the Sixers in the second quarter). By any measure, the Lakers were completely overwhelmed by Philly's aggression and athleticism. On the other end, they turned the ball over repeatedly (doing no favors to the defense) and couldn't find any sense of coherence or flow. Scoring became way too hard. It's enough to get you thinking about what Rob Pelinka ought to prioritize heading into the final stretch of calendar before the trade deadline. They clearly need a center. But the Lakers also clearly need another guard. On a night where Gabe Vincent (along with Jarred Vanderbilt) wasn't available, the Lakers were forced (or felt forced at least) to put Bronny James out there for meaningful minutes, hoping he could keep some of the momentum he's started to gain with the G-League. He did not. These are important minutes for a young player, but the fact the Lakers needed to recall him at all because one player at his position is missing? Not good. And as for that center Davis wants? Well, Tuesday was a good example of why the Lakers could use another big. Jaxson Hayes was in foul trouble all night, and this was one of those games where you can really feel some of his limitations. It's unfair to expect Christian Koloko to provide big, high quality minutes behind James. They both struggled Tuesday, as did Max Christie (3 points on the night.) So the Lakers clearly need another guard/ballhandler/playmaker. But the stagnant offense also made it clear the Lakers need a player who can break people down and get a step off the dribble. What hole does Pelinka try to fill, if he has to choose between them? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: A terrible loss in Philly... Anthony Davis gets hurt. SEGMENT 2: What went wrong? (Aside from Davis getting hurt...) SEGMENT 3: What happens if AD is out for a few games? Your favorite podcast now has a newsletter! In One-stop for ultimate team and league coverage delivered right to your in box. Sign up for free now, at lockedondaily.com. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo TaxReady for stress-free taxes and the most money back, guaranteed? Head over to TurboTax.com today and get matched with your Expert. Only available with TurboTax Live Full Service. Real-time updates only in the iOS mobile app. See guarantee details at TurboTax.com/guarantees. GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuelSuper Bowl 59 is here, And there’s no better way to make every play more exciting than with FanDuel Sportsbook. New customers can bet just FIVE DOLLARS, and if you win, you’ll score TWO HUNDRED BUCKS in Bonus Bets. Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of Super Bowl Fifty-Nine. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, welcome to Lockdown Lakers for Wednesday. Brian Komenetsky, Andy Komeneske,
0:04.0	the Lakers lose in Philly and may have lost Anthony Davis as well. Not a great Tuesday.
0:10.9	We'll break it down next.
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0:41.3	subscribers to the channel, Andy, all of whom are hoping to erase the memory of what happened
0:47.6	on Tuesday in Philadelphia from their brains as quickly as they possibly can, but really what they're hoping is that
0:55.5	Anthony Davis, who was injured as the Lakers lost 118 to 104 to a very short-handed Philly squad
1:05.0	in Philly. Anthony Davis, though, is the big story of this game. He leaves after 10 minutes of playing time and does not return.
1:13.7	The Lakers called it an abdominal strain.
1:16.1	Asked after the game if he had any information.
1:19.5	J.J. Reddick simply said, no.
1:22.7	It was difficult to know for sure, particularly for us not being in the building, but also there were so much else happening, whether JJ's terse response on this was him being worried about Anthony Davis's availability moving forward, being pissed off, mystified, frustrated, whatever about the team's performance tonight, a little bit of
1:47.2	column A, a little bit column B. Maybe he doesn't even have to make a decision. But I will say this.
1:54.4	JJ made no effort to potentially downplay this as, oh, you know what, precautionary. And, you know,
2:00.8	we realized the
2:02.1	game was getting out of hand early. We thought there was no reason to put him back in, which may
2:06.8	have been the reason. I'm just saying I didn't read that from JJ's response. No, and usually
2:12.8	they'll say that, oh, you know, the game was out of hand. By the time we got clearance for him to play, it seemed, seemed silly.
2:19.2	It didn't, you know, we don't want to put him at risk.
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