NBA

San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers

· Rescheduled from Jan 11
28-39, 11-22 Away
Final
109 - 125

42-25, 27-7 Home

Reaves scores 30 points, Doncic just misses triple-double in Lakers' 125-109 win over Spurs

Vanderbilt, Sochan tossed after tussle in 4th quarter

Dorian Finney-Smith added 15 points while hitting four 3-pointers for the Lakers, who extended their home winning streak to eight games with back-to-back victories over Phoenix and San Antonio following four consecutive losses on the road.

Stephon Castle had 23 points and Devin Vassell scored 15 of his 17 in the first half for the Spurs, who have lost five of seven.

While Doncic struggled through a 5-for-20 shooting performance, Reaves hit five 3-pointers and added seven rebounds and six assists to dominate a game rescheduled from Jan. 11 after wildfires devastated parts of Southern California.

Jarred Vanderbilt shoved San Antonio's Jeremy Sochan in the chest after Sochan threw the ball at Vanderbilt following a foul with 6:27 to play. Both reserves were ejected.

Bronny James played the final 2:30, and he hit a 3-pointer that set off a wild standing ovation from Lakers fans who had been chanting his name earlier.

Takeaways Spurs: Defense was a problem for the third game since De'Aaron Fox was shut down for the season. The Lakers made 48.9% of their shots, including 19 3-pointers.

Lakers: LeBron James missed his fifth straight game, but balanced scoring is keeping them competitive amid a brutal stretch of 20 games in five weeks.

Key moment Reaves scored nine points in 3 1/2 minutes while the Lakers took a 28-point lead in the third. San Antonio responded with a 15-0 run, but never got the deficit to single digits.

Key stat With James sidelined, Reaves has scored at least 28 points in four consecutive games. He only reached 28 points four times in the Lakers' first 63 games this season.

Up next The Spurs host the Knicks on Wednesday, and the Lakers host the Nuggets.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 109 - 125
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 109 - 125
4th 0.2 Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound 109 - 125
4th 6.1 Julian Champagnie misses 22-foot three point jumper 109 - 125
4th 18.1 Stephon Castle defensive rebound 109 - 125

Statistics

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41-88 FG 44-90
46.6 Field Goal % 48.9
15-38 3PT 19-48
39.5 Three Point % 39.6
12-14 FT 18-24
85.7 Free Throw % 75.0
44 Rebounds 42
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
35 Defensive Rebounds 34
30 Assists 34
6 Steals 13
5 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
19 Fast Break Points 14
48 Points in Paint 48
18 Fouls 10
7 Largest Lead 28
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Maxi Kleber, PF Out Feb 4
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Charles Bassey, C Out Mar 31
Victor Wembanyama, C Out Mar 27
De'Aaron Fox, PG Out Mar 13
Riley Minix, F Out Jan 15

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,723 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 49 27 .645 - L1
Memphis 44 31 .587 4.5 L3
Dallas 37 39 .487 12 L1
San Antonio 31 43 .419 17 L4
New Orleans 21 54 .280 27.5 W1

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers - 29 W2 0.61333334 46
Golden State 2.5 31 W2 0.5810811 43
LA Clippers 3 32 W1 0.5733333 43
Sacramento 10 39 L2 0.48 36
Phoenix 11 40 L3 0.46666667 35
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