Key Takeawaysĭavis had flashes of brilliance with some nice blocks and dunks, Rui (12 points and 6 rebounds on 4-7 shooting) looked nervous but serviceable, and the Lakers are slowly and surely heading in the right direction. The rest of the fourth was smooth sailing for the purple and gold as they outscored San Antonio 32-22 in the fourth. They went on an 11-0 run which featured a pair of threes from James and Max Christie and an exclamation point dunk from Thomas Bryant. The response from the Lakers was appropriate. “Let’s see what kind of mentality this Laker group has when this fourth quarter starts.” These were the word of Lakers broadcaster Stu Lantz as the game entered the final 12 minutes. 6WC3kwJzlE- Kevin O'Connor January 26, 2023 Rui Hachimura doing all the little things tonight for the Lakers and finishing by going to work one-on-one. Keldon Johnson was the beneficiary of this lack of defensive focus ending the night with 25 points. San Antonio went on a 12-0 run as the Lakers defended the three poorly in transition and gave up easy layup after easy layup. However, these Lakers can’t ever close anyone early. He was hitting threes, grabbing rebounds and making the occasional hockey assist, helping the Lakers go on a 13-4 run midway through the third. Pat Bev followed up his fantastic first-half performance with an equally good second he did everything but sell popcorn on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Rui finally made his first field goal in the second with a nice three and the Lakers closed out the half on a 7-0 run where LeBron, Russ and AD finally gelled well together. He scored five straight to start the second and scored 10 in the quarter. WATCH: /quwUrEAvd8- NBA January 26, 2023īut with the rust wearing off, AD got going in the second. There were no early fireworks from the pair, as neither made a field goal in the first frame and the Lakers trailed by five after the first 12 minutes. Then at the 4:22 mark, Davis finally returned from injury and Hachimura made his debut for the purple and gold. San Antonio went on a 13-1 run midway through the first to take the lead. After last night’s game, where it felt like LeBron was the only one getting it going offensively, tonight, there was much more balance to the offense.īut while the offense might’ve been balanced, the defense was absent. One Laker scored the team’s first six points to start the game. Patrick Beverley had a productive night, scoring 18 points on 50% shooting, and LeBron James fell just short of a triple-double with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. And with a 113-104 victory on the night of Anthony Davis’ return and Rui Hachimura’s debut, the Lakers improved to 23-26 on the season.ĭavis scored 21 points in 26 minutes off the bench, the first time he’s come off the bench since 2013. It wasn’t an easy win, but in the fourth, the Lakers did just enough to come out victorious against the San Antonio Spurs and swept the season series, the first time the Lakers have done that since the 1997-98 season.
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