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Here are some pre-game notes.
- Kobe Bryant will not play against the Sixers tonight due to a sore shoulder.
- Hollis Thompson is out for the Sixers due to a corneal abrasion.
- The Sixers sit three games ahead of the Lakers in the win column.
- The Lakers are 29th in offensive rating, per basketball-reference.com, but are 5.5 points clear of the Sixers on the season for 30th. The Lakers are last in defensive rating while the Sixers sit 22nd.
- Jahlil Okafor will be active and coming off the bench.
- Our (now outdated!) preview.
Go to Silver Screen and Roll if you're looking for a Lakers-centric look at tonight's game.
| Projected Starters | Game Time: 10:30 PM EST |
| Sixers | Lakers |
| G - Ish Smith | G - Lou Williams |
| G - Isaiah Canaan | G - Jordan Clarkson |
| F - JaKarr Sampson | F - Anthony Brown |
| F - Jerami Grant | F - Larry Nance, Jr. |
| C - Nerlens Noel | C - Roy Hibbert |
Officials: Monty McCutcheon, Mitchell Ervin, Josh Tiven
TV: CSN Philadelphia
Broadcasters: Marc Zumoff, Alaa Abdelnaby, Molly Sullivan
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
Broadcaster: Tom McGinnis