After a clear defeat once morest Minnesota (107-83), the Los Angeles Lakers got back in the right direction. Sunday, they won once morest the San Antonio Spurs (114-106), without LeBron James, still affected in the abdominals. In his absence, Anthony Davis carried the Lakers (34 points, 15 rebounds).
Los Angeles led most of the way, usually by a comfortable margin. But the Californian franchise got scared when San Antonio came back to 105-103 with 2’41” remaining in the game. Talen Horton-Tucker, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook, however, allowed LA to escape once more and conclude.
Besides Davis, the Lakers were able to count on Horton-Tucker (17 points), Malik Monk (16 pts), Carmelo Anthony (15), Wayne Ellington (15) and Russell Westbrook (14).