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Up next for the Lakers: Philadelphia on Sunday

Lakers guard Nick Young gestures during the team's Christmas Day loss to the Miami Heat.
(Chris Carlson / Associated Press)
By Mike Bresnahan

Lakers

VS. PHILADELPHIA

When: 6:30.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 13-17; 76ers 8-20 before Saturday’s game.

Record vs. 76ers (2012-13): 1-1.

Update: Philadelphia has done slightly better than expected but is still anchored near the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Point guard Michael Carter-Williams is the top candidate for rookie of the year honors. The 76ers are 7-8 at home and drop off quickly from there on the road.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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