Anthony Davis put the Lakers ‘on his shoulders’ in LeBron’s absence and they surprised the NBA

The Los Angeles franchise is registering four wins and two losses in the absence of the League’s top star and aims to make the Play-Ins with four weeks left in the NBA regular season.

Joel Embiid, in MVP mode, gave the Philadelphia 76ers a buzzer-beating win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The same thing happened with the Brooklyn Nets, who defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves by one point. But the Los Angeles Lakers took the spotlight of the day after winning, again, led by Anthony Davis in the absence of LeBron James; It’s against the Toronto Raptors at the Crypto.com Arena.

Los Angeles Lakers 122-112 Toronto Raptors

Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

• D’Angelo RussellLakers: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists
• scottie barnesRaptors: 32 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists

Miami Heat 119-115 Cleveland Cavaliers

Miami-Dade Arena, Miami

• Jimmy ButlerHeat: 33 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
• Donovan MitchellCavs: 42 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists

Minnesota Timberwolves 123-124 Brooklyn Nets

Target center, Minneapolis

• Rudy GobertWolves: 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists
• Mikal’s BridgesNets: 343 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist

Philadelphia 76ers 120-119 Portland Trail Blazers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

• Joel EmbiidSixers: 39 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
• anfernee simonsBlazers: 34 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists

San Antonio Spurs 128-120 Denver Nuggets

AT&T Center, San Antonio

• kettle JohnsonSpurs: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists
• Nikola JokicNuggets: 37 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists

Washington Wizards 107-114 Atlanta Hawks

Capital One Arena, Washington

• Bradley BealWizards: 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
• bring a childHawks: 28 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists

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