Three reasons the Sixers beat the Los Angeles Lakers

The 76ers continued their surge Thursday night with a 109-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. They have won four in a row, including three on the current six-game road trip, and 10 of 11.

Here are three reasons for the latest win.

With Joel Embiid missing his seventh consecutive game because of a bone bruise in his left knee and Ben Simmons shooting just 1-for-7, the Sixers needed more from Danny Green, and he delivered. Green scored 28 points and hit 8 of 12 shots from three-point range.

With the Lakers mounting a comeback, Green hit this three to put the game away, extending the Sixers’ lead to 107-101 with 30.6 seconds left.

Notice the reaction of Kyle Kuzma, who unsuccessfully challenged the shot. Green had two threes and a team-high six points in the fourth quarter.

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Everybody knows that Green is adept at shooting corner threes, but he still couldn’t be stopped. Among his eight threes, six came from the corner.

The Lakers did a good job limiting the Sixers’ transition game. The Sixers had just 12 fast-break points, but they were able to work effectively in the half-court.

One of the reasons was the passing of Simmons. Although he didn’t shoot well, Simmons had 12 assists. Simmons was effective passing from all areas on the court. Notice on this play Shake Milton passes to Simmons, who is just below the foul line and finds an open Green in the corner for a three.

Simmons did have seven turnovers, but his ability to get everybody involved helped make the half-court offense go.

After missing three games with a sprained left ankle, Seth Curry returned and gave the Sixers a much-needed perimeter threat. Curry scored 19 points, hitting 4 of 8 from three-point range.

Curry showed great versatility, hitting two catch-and-shoot threes, another on a step-back move, and the fourth off the dribble.

Curry finished with 19 points, hitting 7 of 13 shots from the field, and a plus-7 rating.