Overview
- Luka Dončić posted 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 86th regular-season triple-double, but Los Angeles mustered just 91 points with limited support.
- Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 27 points, while Stephon Castle scored 15 and De’Aaron Fox added 14 as the Spurs prevailed despite shooting 4-for-25 from three.
- Victor Wembanyama came off the bench for 16 points and 14 rebounds after a recent hyperextended left knee, logging his 15th double-double of the season.
- LeBron James was ruled out due to left foot joint arthritis and right sciatica, with Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura also sidelined by calf strains.
- Both teams played the second night of a back-to-back; Gabe Vincent returned for L.A. after nine games out, as the Lakers host Milwaukee on Friday and the Spurs visit Boston on Saturday.