Lakers vs. Spurs Final Score: Lakers dominate Spurs on the road

A balanced offensive attack with seven players in double figures helped the Lakers snap their losing streak with a 119-101 victory against San Antonio Spurs Wednesday evening.

Anthony Davis and LeBron James both had slow first halves, but woke up in the second. AD scored 19 points with 14 rebounds, seven assists and one steal. LeBron had another triple-double with 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.

Offensively, D’Angelo Russell came out aggressive. He finished the game with 17 points and five assists. Dalton Knecht was reinstated into the starting lineup and scored 20 points with eight rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Max Christie was huge off the bench with 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and a block. Rui Hachimura chipped in with 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and a block.

The Lakers got off to a shaky start, but the offense looked better when they got Dalton going. Victor Wembanyama got off to a great start for the Spurs, blocking AD and draining a 3-pointer. Dalton was the first person on the team in double figures with 10 points.

AD dominated in the rebounding department, grabbing six of LA’s 12 boards.

Los Angeles’ defense was better, holding the Spurs to 23 points in the quarter. At the end of the first, LA was up by nine.

LA continued their strong play into the second quarter. D’Lo was the second player on the team to enter double figures in scoring with 11 points. He was also near perfect from the field with five of his six shot attempts going in.

D’Lo drained his second 3-pointer of the game and the Lakers were ahead by 14. San Antonio stepped up their defense and that led to four quick points.

Los Angeles’ defense stepped up again, forcing the Spurs players to take well-contested shots. San Antonio had cut the deficit to eight, but a 3-pointer from Austin gave the Lakers an 11-point halftime lead.

The second half opened with Austin stripping Wemby of the ball. It didn’t matter as the Spurs started to heat up offensively. They cut the deficit to six. Wemby drilled a wide-open 3-pointer that forced a Lakers timeout to halt the momentum San Antonio was beginning to build.

Rui knocked down a much-needed 3-pointer to give the Lakers some cushion in their lead. The second chance for Spurs was to give them life. They reached within four.

Los Angeles responded well, with Max Christie knocking down his free throws while AD and Dalton packed a punch with their scoring. AD was very aggressive which led to a stronger quarter for him.

Max had a great season and was all over the place scoring dunks, threes and blocked shots. LA overcame their troubles in the third quarter and led by 15 at the end.

The Spurs struck first in the final frame with a layup. D’Lo knocked down another 3-pointer to add to his excellent play off the bench.

Julian Champagnie did all the scoring for Spurs to keep them close. He knocked down a three to make it a 10-point game.

San Antonio scored a lot in transition and they were up to 18 fast break points. Austin drilled a huge 3-pointer to give the Lakers more padding in a lead that was winding down with the Spurs trying to come back.

After a rough first half, LeBron and AD woke up in the fourth. LeBron was up to 14 points. The Spurs weren’t going away and took advantage of the Lakers collapsing on defense.

Dalton scored five straight points, including a dunk and a 3-pointer, to extend the lead to 19, prompting the Spurs to wave the white flag and unload their bench with less than four minutes left in the game.

Key takeaways:

As AD and LeBron had slow starts, we saw other players step up to carry the offensive load. It should happen more often. Step up when your stars fight.

It’s been a tough season for Max, but tonight’s game was a good reminder of his potential.

Dalton’s Rookie of the Year campaign rolls on with another stellar performance. He certainly seems to have earned his starting spot.

The Lakers’ next game will be Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder at 19:00 PT.

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