{"id":583512,"date":"2026-02-05T05:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/583512\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T05:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:44:13","slug":"lakers-vs-sixers-discussion-injury-report-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/583512\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs Sixers Discussion, Injury Report, How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers (30-19) are back in Los Angeles, where they play their next eight games, starting with the Philadelphia 76ers (29-21). This is the final meeting between both teams this season.<\/p>\n<p>Start time and TV schedule<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When: 4:30 p.m. PT, Feb. 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers had perhaps their most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverscreenandroll.com\/lakers-scores-results\/107091\/lakers-vs-nets-recap-box-score-stats-final-lebron-james-luka-doncic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dominant win of the season<\/a> against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. They concluded their eight-game Grammy road trip with a 5-3 record, which is respectable considering the teams they played and the injuries they\u2019ve been dealing with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What matters now is that they begin stacking wins and finish strong before the All-Star break arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Sixers enter this contest currently on a five-game winning streak. One of the reasons they\u2019ve been playing so well is because Joel Embiid has been terrific, averaging 33.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 5.0 assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It also helps that he\u2019s surrounded by two-time All-Star Tyrese Maxey, who has had an incredible season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Philadelphia\u2019s strengths are speed, athleticism, and size, all things that LA struggles to handle. Containing Maxey will be key for the Lakers in this one, as they have to make sure he doesn\u2019t pop off. Deandre Ayton \u2014 who is expected to play more minutes due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverscreenandroll.com\/lakers-news\/107185\/lakers-jaxson-hayes-suspended-one-game-g-wiz-wizards-mascot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxson Hayes\u2019 suspension<\/a> \u2014 will most likely take the responsibility of defending Embiid and that will also play a role in the game\u2019s outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s going to be interesting to see how the Sixers \u2014 who have the league\u2019s 14th-best defense \u2014 game plan against Luka Don\u010di\u0107, LeBron James and Austin Reaves. It\u2019ll be nice to see these three take over the offense again, which will be crucial to their success on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let\u2019s see if they can snap the Sixers\u2019 losing streak on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lakers (30-19) are back in Los Angeles, where they play their next eight games, starting with the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3769],"tags":[679,7,64012,6,678,207,3817],"class_list":{"0":"post-583512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-76ers","8":"tag-76ers","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-los-angeles-lakers-discussion","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-philadelphia","13":"tag-philadelphia-76ers","14":"tag-philadelphia76ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116016438568306517","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}