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Lakers can’t build on momentum as they fall to 76ers

At the time, it seemed unnecessarily bold, the Lakers playing so-so basketball when Anthony Davis casually laid it all out in late November. “We could go on a 10-game winning streak, 12-game winning streak,” Davis said after the Lakers lost to the Sacramento Kings, “now the narrative is different.” The narrative, months later heading into the last week of March, isn’t any different. Since ...
The Philadelphia 76 ers' Tobias Harris drives against the Los Angeles Lakers' Malik Monk during the first half at crypto.com Arena on March 23, 2022, in Los Angeles.

At the time, it seemed unnecessarily bold, the Lakers playing so-so basketball when Anthony Davis casually laid it all out in late November.

“We could go on a 10-game winning streak, 12-game winning streak,” Davis said after the Lakers lost to the Sacramento Kings, “now the narrative is different.”

The narrative, months later heading into the last week of March, isn’t any different.

Since Davis’ statement, the Lakers have had just three winning streaks, momentum impossible

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