PHILADELPHIA -- — LeBron James hit a late go-ahead 3-pointer and scored 29 points, Luka Doncic had a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 on Sunday night.

Joel Embiid, who otherwise had an awful shooting night for the 76ers, made an 18-footer that tied it at 105. James came right back down and hit a 3 with 1:12 left for the lead and added a 20-footer on the next possession to make it 110-105.

Doncic finished with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.

Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 28 points. Embiid missed 17 of 21 shots and scored 16 points.

Doncic, the NBA scoring leader, missed the last two games as he traveled to Slovenia where his fiancee gave birth to their daughter. James sat out Friday night against Boston with sciatica, which kept him sidelined for the first 14 games this season, and left foot joint arthritis.

James reached 10 points in the second quarter in his first game since the end of his streak of 1,297 double-digit scoring games when the NBA’s career points leader finished with only eight Thursday night at Toronto.

James threw down a dunk in the first half that had a packed house roaring in what could be his final game in Philadelphia. James also had a shot rejected at the rim by Embiid late in the half.

Embiid has battled his share of knee injuries this season but wasn't about to miss this one against James — his gold medal teammate in the 2024 Paris Games — and the Lakers. Embiid missed 10 of 11 shots in the first half but was 6 of 6 from the free throw line.

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Lakers: Host San Antonio on Wednesday night in an NBA Cup quarterfinal.

76ers: Host Indiana on Friday night.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Dominick Barlow (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Luka Doncic makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Deandre Ayton assists)	0	2
11:28	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three point jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists)	3	2
11:19	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	2
11:16	Paul George defensive rebound	3	2
11:06	Tyrese Maxey out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	2
10:49	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	2
10:46	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	3	2
10:44	Austin Reaves blocks VJ Edgecombe 's 4-foot two point shot	3	2
10:44	76ers offensive team rebound	3	2
10:40	VJ Edgecombe makes 27-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)	6	2
10:24	LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot	6	4
10:06	Tyrese Maxey makes 2-foot two point shot	8	4
9:59	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot two point shot	8	6
9:59	Tyrese Maxey shooting foul	8	6
9:59	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	8	7
9:50	Deandre Ayton personal foul	8	7
9:37	Joel Embiid misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	8	7
9:34	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	8	7
9:26	Luka Doncic misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	8	7
9:22	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	8	7
9:06	VJ Edgecombe misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	7
9:04	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	8	7
9:00	Tyrese Maxey blocks Rui Hachimura 's 3-foot two point shot	8	7
8:57	Paul George defensive rebound	8	7
8:47	Joel Embiid makes 1-foot two point shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	10	7
8:39	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	10	9
8:29	Paul George makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	12	9
8:21	Austin Reaves misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	12	9
8:16	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	12	9
8:09	Paul George makes 1-foot two point shot	14	9
7:48	LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	9
7:44	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	14	9
7:36	Paul George misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	9
7:34	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	14	9
7:21	Luka Doncic misses 17-foot two point shot	14	9
7:18	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	14	9
7:13	Tyrese Maxey makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	17	9
6:44	Austin Reaves out of bounds lost ball turnover	17	9
6:44	76ers Full timeout	17	9
6:44	Jake LaRavia enters the game for LeBron James	17	9
6:44	Andre Drummond enters the game for Joel Embiid	17	9
6:31	Paul George misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	17	9
6:28	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	17	9
6:25	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	17	9
6:25	Dominick Barlow makes free throw 1 of 2	18	9
6:25	Dominick Barlow makes free throw 2 of 2	19	9
6:04	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	19	9
6:00	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	19	9
6:00	Deandre Ayton makes dunk	19	11
5:44	Rui Hachimura personal foul	19	11
5:41	VJ Edgecombe misses 9-foot two point shot	19	11
5:38	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	19	11
5:31	Luka Doncic misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	19	11
5:27	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	19	11
5:19	Tyrese Maxey makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	21	11
5:03	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luka Doncic assists)	21	13
4:45	Tyrese Maxey misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	13
4:38	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	21	13
4:33	Luka Doncic bad pass (Dominick Barlow steals)	21	13
4:25	Paul George misses two point shot	21	13
4:23	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	21	13
4:21	Dominick Barlow shooting foul	21	13
4:21	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	21	13
4:21	Lakers offensive team rebound	21	13
4:21	Quentin Grimes enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	21	13
4:21	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	21	13
4:21	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	21	14
4:08	Tyrese Maxey out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	14
3:55	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	21	17
3:44	Tyrese Maxey misses two point shot	21	17
3:41	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	21	17
3:41	Andre Drummond makes tip shot	23	17
3:30	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	23	17
3:26	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	23	17
3:12	Quentin Grimes misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	17
3:10	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	23	17
3:01	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	23	17
2:58	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	23	17
2:53	Jaxson Hayes blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 9-foot two point shot	23	17
2:53	76ers offensive team rebound	23	17
2:53	Lakers Full timeout	23	17
2:53	Tyrese Maxey technical foul	23	17
2:53	Jabari Walker enters the game for Andre Drummond	23	17
2:53	Jared McCain enters the game for Paul George	23	17
2:53	Joel Embiid enters the game for Dominick Barlow	23	17
2:53	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Austin Reaves	23	17
2:53	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	23	17
2:53	Luka Doncic makes technical free throw	23	18
2:46	Jabari Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	26	18
2:31	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	26	21
2:23	Gabe Vincent personal take foul	26	21
2:23	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jake LaRavia	26	21
2:15	Jaxson Hayes blocks Joel Embiid 's 7-foot layup	26	21
2:15	76ers offensive team rebound	26	21
2:01	Joel Embiid misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	21
1:57	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	26	21
1:53	LeBron James misses two point shot	26	21
1:50	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	26	21
1:47	Jabari Walker misses 22-foot three point shot	26	21
1:47	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	26	21
1:39	LeBron James makes finger roll layup	26	23
1:32	Jaxson Hayes personal foul	26	23
1:32	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	27	23
1:32	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	28	23
1:13	Rui Hachimura makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	28	25
1:00	Joel Embiid misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	28	25
58.9	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	28	25
55.7	LeBron James makes dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	28	27
41.9	Jared McCain misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	27
38.3	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	28	27
34.7	Luka Doncic bad pass (Joel Embiid steals)	28	27
27.9	Luka Doncic blocks Joel Embiid 's 4-foot two point shot	28	27
25.0	Quentin Grimes offensive rebound	28	27
25.0	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	28	27
25.0	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2	29	27
25.0	Dominick Barlow enters the game for Jared McCain	29	27
25.0	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2	30	27
8.6	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	30	30
0.2	Jabari Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	30
0.1	76ers offensive team rebound	30	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	30

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Venue

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 8, 2025

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Spectrum Sports Net, NBC Sports Phil, Spectrum Sports Net +, NBA League Pass

Attendance

20,431

Referees

Zach Zarba, Phenizee Ransom, Karl Lane

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	24	27	.471	W1
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	34	18	.654	W5
New York	33	19	.635	L1
Toronto	31	22	.585	W1
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

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