The Lakers will get a possibility to win back-to-back video games — one thing they’ve performed hardly ever this 12 months — as they’ll host the 76ers later right this moment.

In accordance with James Worthy, who received three NBA championships as a Laker, it will be an enormous win if the purple and gold manages to defeat the Sixers.

“If [the Lakers] do [win], there’s going to be a parade downtown. We all know Philly, particularly with the addition of Harden, that’s a handful,” Worthy mentioned on Spectrum SportsNet.

“However I’ve all the time mentioned the Lakers will rise to the event once they play among the higher echelon groups and Philly is a type of groups. I anticipate them to be prepared, it’s a house recreation, it’d be one for them to get a back-to-back win towards plus .500 crew that’s going to be within the playoffs. Wanting ahead to it.”