Overview
- Tipoff is at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with the Lakers hosting San Antonio in the knockout round.
- Sportsbooks price Los Angeles as a -5.5 favorite (money line -230; Spurs +190) with a total of 238.5, per CBS Sports.
- San Antonio lists Victor Wembanyama out due to a calf injury with no announced return timetable.
- Los Angeles expects LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves available after recent lineup adjustments.
- The Lakers won the season’s first meeting 118-116, as the Spurs now look to lean more on guards Stephon Castle and De’Aaron Fox.