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PHILADELPHIA — Shortly after his 76ers escaped with a 133-122 overtime victory over the Lakers, coach Doc Rivers eased into a chair before the news conference and, before he could answer a question, summed up how his night played out.<\/p>\n
“I thought we would start this about 15 minutes ago,” Rivers said with a smile.<\/p>\n
So did virtually everyone else inside Wells Fargo Center on Friday night when Joel Embiid split a pair of free throws to make it 119-110 with 34.8 seconds to go in regulation.<\/p>\n
From there, however, a comedy of errors allowed the Lakers to not only get back into the game but have a chance to win it in regulation.<\/p>\n
The Sixers committed three turnovers in the span of 21.6 seconds, as well as split a pair of free throws, to give their opponents life.<\/p>\n
“Just trying to figure out what the hell was going on, honestly,” said Embiid, who had 38 points and 12 rebounds in 46 minutes, when asked what was going through his mind during Philadelphia’s fourth-quarter collapse. “It should have never been in that position. But I’m glad we got another opportunity at it, and we went to overtime and closed it out.”<\/p>\n