The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing some of their best basketball of the season recently, but that wasn't the case on Tuesday. Despite being

Last night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers marked yet another absence for Joel Embiid, who remains sidelined with a lingering knee injury that has plagued him throughout the season. While his absence has contributed to the Philadelphia 76ers’ disappointing performance,

The Los Angeles Lakers ... and former NBA MVP, Joel Embiid. The 76ers have ruled Embiid out for two more games, including this primetime matchup against the Lakers. Sixers injury report ...

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis left Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers with an abdominal strain and did not return.

Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers' recent good form came to a crashing end against the lottery-bound Philadelphia 76ers with a 104-118 loss in the Wells Fargo Center.

Although the Philadelphia 76ers plan to keep the streak of Joel Embiid missing games going, progress is at least being made. As the Sixers returned to the court

Maxey scored 43 points for the Sixers, who again played without All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George among others.

Four wins in a row doesn’t happen unless something changes, so let’s dive deeper into what’s turned the season ever so slightly around.

The Philadelphia 76ers will continue their homestand on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets. Nikola Jokic and company are eager to snap a three-game losing streak while the Sixers will look to increase their winning streak to five. Unfortunately, they will continue to be shorthanded. Joel Embiid will not play tonight.

The last time the Philadelphia 76ers played the Denver Nuggets just over a week ago, the Sixers were in the midst of a seven-game losing streak. Now, they face off again with the Sixers looking for their fifth win in a row.