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San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers

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19-19, 7-11 Away
Final
126 - 102

20-17, 12-6 Home
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Lakers lose to Spurs 126-102 in their 1st game back after wildfire postponements

Chris Paul, Wemby gift signed jerseys to JJ Redick's sons

Anthony Davis had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and LeBron James added 18 points and eight assists for the Lakers in their first home game since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 and burned thousands of structures.

The Lakers have lost three straight, but their previous two scheduled games were postponed, and they hadn't played since last Tuesday in Dallas.

Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle scored 23 points apiece for San Antonio.

The Spurs dominated the fourth quarter, making a 25-9 run in the first nine minutes to take control of a game that was tied entering the period.

The Lakers retired Michael Cooper's No. 21 in a halftime ceremony honoring the Hall of Fame guard who won five championships in the Showtime era.

Takeaways Spurs: A gritty performance after three consecutive losses were followed by four straight days off. They were also scheduled to play the Lakers last Saturday.

Lakers: The players didn't appear to be over-emotional after a trying week in which coach JJ Redick lost his home and a few Lakers came under evacuation warnings or orders. But they also couldn't keep up with San Antonio in the fourth quarter.

Key moment San Antonio ended the third quarter on a 15-5 run and made a 12-5 run to begin the fourth, opening a 101-94 lead.

Key stat James took a season-low 11 shots, the same number as Max Christie and three fewer than Austin Reaves. That's not a recipe for Lakers success.

Up next The Spurs host Memphis on Wednesday night. The Lakers host the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 64.2%
Spurs: 35.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 126 - 102
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 126 - 102
4th 11.1 Stephon Castle defensive rebound 126 - 102
4th 16.1 Cam Reddish misses 23-foot three point jumper 126 - 102
4th 22.1 Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound 126 - 102

Statistics

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48-90 FG 39-87
53.3 Field Goal % 44.8
13-35 3PT 14-44
37.1 Three Point % 31.8
17-20 FT 10-16
85.0 Free Throw % 62.5
41 Rebounds 40
12 Offensive Rebounds 15
29 Defensive Rebounds 25
30 Assists 24
16 Steals 9
5 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 19
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
13 Fast Break Points 9
66 Points in Paint 40
15 Fouls 17
24 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

crypto.com Arena

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,737 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis 38 24 .613 - L4
Houston 37 25 .597 1 L3
Dallas 32 31 .508 6.5 L3
San Antonio 26 34 .433 11 W1
New Orleans 17 45 .274 21 L1

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers - 21 W7 0.65 39
Golden State 6 28 W2 0.5483871 34
LA Clippers 7 29 W1 0.5322581 33
Sacramento 7.5 29 L1 0.52459013 32
Phoenix 11 33 W1 0.46774194 29
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