- James couldn’t save the Lakers from a 44-point loss in Philadelphia
- He was only beaten by 42 points in his 20 years as an NBA player
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LeBron James suffered the worst loss of his NBA career as Joel Embiid inspired the Philadelphia 76ers to a 138-94 win over the LA Lakers on Monday night.
It turned out to be a mixed night in Philadelphia for LeBron, who scored 18 points while setting the all-time record for minutes played.
The 38-year-old surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous record when he crossed the 66,298-minute mark at the Wells Fargo Center, further engraving his name in basketball folklore.
By the end of the evening, however, he was left with a slightly more unwelcome record.
LeBron and the Lakers were defeated by 44 points in Philadelphia, which will go down as the most lopsided defeat of his legendary twenty-year career.
LeBron James suffered the biggest loss of his NBA career in a 138-94 loss to the Lakers
It turned out to be a mixed night in Philadelphia for LeBron, who scored 18 points against the Sixers while setting the all-time record for minutes played.
But he couldn’t prevent Joel Embiid and Co from winning by 44 points that evening
Until Monday’s loss to the Sixers, his toughest loss came back in 2019, when Los Angeles lost by 42 points in a 136-94 game to the Indiana Pacers.
Joel Embiid was the man behind James’ biggest ever NBA loss as he recorded the sixth triple-double of his career with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to help Philadelphia to victory.
On a night with Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts watching from the court, Tyrese Maxey also scored 31 points and shot 5-for-12 from 3-point range, allowing the Sixers to shoot 22-for-46 as a team, which was one was that came up short. of the franchise record.
Marcus Morris Sr. went 4-for-5 on 3s and scored 16 points off the bench for the 76ers, who had lost two of three. Patrick Beverley, who went 3 for 22 from 3-point range this season, shot 4 for 8 from beyond the arc and scored 12 points.
Embiid’s anticipated showdown with James never actually materialized. The latter scored 18 points in 29 minutes, but nothing he did could make a dent in the 76ers’ lead.
Embiid sat out the entire fourth quarter and the Sixers still outscored the Lakers 40-14. They also opened the game with three points happy, hitting a season-high 13 for a half, with 26 shots to extend the lead to 25.
The loss goes down as the heaviest of his career and surpasses the previous record of 42 points
By toppling LeBron and Co., Philadelphia won their second consecutive game after a two-game losing streak and Kelly Oubre Jr. would win. can also have it back quickly.
Oubre averaged 16.3 points in eight games before he was injured in an alleged hit-and-run incident. He participated in the shootaround and may join the 76ers on their upcoming two-game road trip.
James will look to bounce back from his record defeat in back-to-back road games on Wednesday in Detroit and Thursday in Oklahoma City.