PHILADELPHIA -- Steve Nash celebrated his 40th birthday with a vintage performance. Nash scored a season-high 19 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-98 Friday night. Wesley Johnson and Chris Kaman each scored 17 and six Lakers finished with double-digit points. Nash, the oldest player in the NBA, played like the guy who was a two-time NBA MVP a decade ago. He had five assists, four rebounds and shot 8 for 15 in just his eighth game of the season. "I thought I could play well, I could contribute," he said. "At this point, I dont take anything for granted. Its a grind for me to get ready to play every day. Im just thrilled I can move out there without restriction and help my team." In a way, Nash also helped his opponent by putting on a clinic for the younger guys. "Hes a great player, always under control, uses his screens well. I can learn a lot from him," Sixers rookie point guard Michael Carter-Williams said. Tony Wroten scored 16 and Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes each had 15 for Philadelphia, which lost its fifth straight game, seventh in a row at home and 15th of 18 overall. "It appears we play better on the road," Sixers coach Brett Brown said. "Everybody wants to do better in our city, in front of our fans." The Lakers won their second straight game after losing seven in a row. A pair of once-proud franchises that last met in the NBA Finals in 2001, both teams are headed for the draft lottery this season. The Sixers own the leagues third-worst record while the Lakers came in tied for seventh-worst. The Sixers led the entire first half, going up by as many as nine points a few times. Blake hit consecutive 3s for the Lakers to cut it to 64-61 at halftime. The Lakers took their first lead, 68-67, in the third on Sacres dunk. They were up 87-82 when Wroten sank a 62-footer at the buzzer. It was his second shot beyond half court in two games. He made a 58-footer to end the third in a loss to Boston on Wednesday. Los Angeles pulled away early in the fourth. Kaman and Jordan Hill combined for all the points in a 10-0 run that put the Lakers up 101-90 and the Sixers never recovered. "It feels great to get two wins in a row," Kaman said. "This was satisfying because it was a total team effort. Steve Nash was amazing. Hes incredible to do what he does at age 40. Hes a true professional and were lucky to have him." After finishing Wednesdays win at Cleveland with four healthy players and a guy who fouled out, the Lakers had nine active players against the Sixers. Coach Mike DAntoni used a little-known NBA rule to keep Robert Sacre on the court after he fouled out against the Cavaliers. They didnt need any help in Philadelphia. Nash was enough. "Youre around him and you marvel at what he does," DAntoni said of Nash. "The way he works every day, you watch his speed and hes about the same speed he was at 30 years old. Hes not real blinding, but he knows how to play. He plays a little bit, hell get his legs and hell start knocking more shots down." NOTES: The seven straight losses at home are Philadelphias longest since 1996-97 season. ... Nash was MVP in 2004-05 and 2005-06 with Phoenix. ... The last 40-year-old to score 19 points in a game was also a Laker. Karl Malone had 20 for Los Angeles against Houston on April 1, 2004. ... Lakers guard Kendall Marshall had 10 assists in 20 minutes. The last Laker to do have that many assists in 20 or less minutes was Magic Johnson on March 30, 1989. Vapormax Plus Australia . The Suns termed Fridays surgery by team doctor Thomas Carter a success. No timetable was given for Bledsoes return but the team said in a news release that he "will pursue a possible return to action during the second half" of the season. NMD R1 Sale Australia . 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Jonathan Finnigan, Rory Davidson, Dylan Thudium and Kolton Dixon also scored for the Rebels, who finished the preliminary round undefeated with a record of 3-0-2. Steven Green, Ryan Erickson and Scott Sirkka each scored for the Wolves, who failed to advance after finishing up 0-5-0. Dasan Sydora made 19 saves for the win while Andrew Lefebvre and Maxim Veilleux combined to stop 72 of 80 shots in a losing effort for Sudbury. Red Deer went 3 for 12 on the power play as Sudbury scored once on eight chances with the man advantage. In other Telus Cup preliminary-round action, the Moncton Wildcats and Saskatoon Contacts skates to a 4-4 tie while the Phenix du College Esther-Blondin edged the Leduc Oil Kings 5-4. Rourke Chartier scored twice for the Contacts, including the game-tying goal with 7:36 remaining in the third period. Branden Scheidl and Jeremy Leblanc also sscored for Saskatoon while Rylan Parenteau made 26 saves in his first start of the tournament.dddddddddddd Samuel LeBlanc scored two goals for the Wildcats, who blew a 4-1 lead, while Stephen Johnson and Alexandre Jacob scored the others. Saskatoon went 0 for 5 on the power play as Moncton scored once on five chances with the man advantage. Laurent Dauphin scored three times for the Phenix in their 5-4 victory over the Oil Kings. Tristan Tremblay and David Bergeron each scored once and Daniel Audette assisted on all five goals. Cole MacDonald, Kord Pankewicz, Robert Cain and Jarrett Brown each scored for the Oil Kings. Simon Leiva made 33 saves for the win while Kevin Verhoeff turned away 27 shots in defeat. The Phenix went 2 for 9 on the power play as Leduc went 2 for 10. With the preliminary round now complete, the Saskatoon Contacts will face the Red Deer Rebels in one semi-final match-up on Saturday and the Leduc Oil Kings will play the Phenix du College Esther-Blondin in the other. Both the Wildcats and Wolves have been eliminated. ' ' '