NBA

Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs

· NBA Cup - Group Play
8-4, 2-4 Away
Final
120 - 115

6-7, 5-3 Home

Anthony Davis, LeBron James lead Lakers past Spurs 120-115 to open NBA Cup title defense

AD outduels Wemby as Lakers top Spurs

James had his career-high fourth straight triple-double.

Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and two blocks for San Antonio. On Wednesday night, he had a career-high 50 points in a 139-130 home victory over Washington.

Davis shot 14 for 26, making 2 of 4 3-pointers, in his highest-scoring game of the season. Austin Reaves added 19 points, Dalton Knecht had 14 and D'Angelo Russell 13.

San Antonio raced to an 11-0 lead, including an alley-oop dunk by Wembanyama from fellow 20-year-old Stephon Castle. Davis scored 16 points in the opening quarter as Los Angeles closed the period on a 21-8 run to take a 31-30 lead.

Castle had 22 points, and Devin Vassell added 15 for San Antonio.

Takeaways Lakers: Davis had 30 points for the seventh time in 11 games this season. He is averaging a career-high 31.1 points.

Spurs: Chris Paul had 11 points and 11 assists, giving him 12,008 career assists. Paul joins John Stockton (15,806) and Jason Kidd (12,091) as the only players with 12,000 assists.

Key moment With the Lakers leading 116-115, Paul was called for an offensive foul after attempting to screen Davis following a handoff to Wembanyama for a 3-pointer. The turnover led to a layup by James that gave the Lakers a 118-115 lead with 25 seconds remaining.

Key stat The Lakers had a 15-6 advantage on second-chance points, including an 8-0 advantage in the first quarter.

Up next The Lakers are at New Orleans on Saturday night to close out a back-to-back. The Spurs are at Dallas on Saturday night before returning for a three-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 115
4th 0.0 Spurs offensive team rebound 120 - 115
4th 0.0 Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper 120 - 115
4th 4.0 Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound 120 - 115

Statistics

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44-88 FG 43-88
50 Field Goal % 49
14-31 3PT 17-45
45 Three Point % 38
18-23 FT 12-16
78 Free Throw % 75
41 Rebounds 40
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
31 Defensive Rebounds 29
27 Assists 32
10 Steals 6
3 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
23 Fast Break Points 16
50 Points in Paint 44
11 Fouls 19
11 Largest Lead 12
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Lindy Waters III, F Out Feb 5
Jeremy Sochan, F Out Feb 5
Kelly Olynyk, F Day-To-Day Feb 5
Luke Kornet, C Out Feb 5
Dylan Harper, G Day-To-Day Feb 5
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Kennard, G Out Feb 5
Jaxson Hayes, C Suspension Feb 5
Adou Thiero, F Out Feb 4

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,916 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 30 19 .612 - W1
Phoenix 31 20 .608 - W1
Golden State 27 24 .529 4 L2
LA Clippers 23 27 .460 7.5 L2
Sacramento 12 40 .231 19.5 L10

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 34 16 .680 - W2
Houston 31 18 .633 2.5 L1
Memphis 20 29 .408 13.5 W2
Dallas 19 31 .380 15 L5
New Orleans 13 40 .245 22.5 L3
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