NBA

San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers

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5-2, 2-2 Away
Final
116 - 118

7-2, 3-2 Home

Doncic scores 35, and the Lakers survive a frantic final second for a 118-116 win over the Spurs

Lakers survive late foul drama to top Spurs

The Lakers finished the game on a 21-10 run, but the Spurs got one last chance when Marcus Smart committed an inbound violation after Kelly Olynyk’s putback layup with 1.2 seconds left.

Julian Champagnie then drew a foul from Jake LaRavia while trying to tip in the Spurs' inbound pass, but Champagnie missed his first free throw, and nobody could tip in the second miss at the buzzer.

Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who extended their impressive start to the season with a furious rally from a nine-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter. Doncic scored eight points in the fourth, including a clutch go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:31 to play.

Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 1:39 to play for the Spurs, who have lost two straight after a 5-0 start. Stephon Castle and Jeremy Sochan had 16 points apiece.

Doncic overcame a 9-for-27 shooting night with another handful of stellar plays as the Lakers won a foul-plagued game between two undermanned teams. Harrison Barnes and Sochan also fouled out in the fourth quarter.

Los Angeles trailed 106-97 with just over seven minutes to play, but got back in it by holding San Antonio without a field goal for nearly 4 1/2 minutes.

Doncic's fourth 3-pointer put the Lakers up 113-112, and Wembanyama fouled out on a charge drawn by Rui Hachimura two possessions later.

Austin Reaves missed his second straight game with a hamstring injury, but Doncic returned after his absence from the Lakers' surprising win at Portland on Monday.

Up next Spurs: Host Houston on Friday.

Lakers: At Atlanta on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 118
4th 0.1 Keldon Johnson offensive rebound 116 - 118
4th 0.2 Julian Champagnie misses free throw 2 of 2 116 - 118
4th 0.2 Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jake LaRavia 116 - 118

Statistics

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36-74 FG 37-83
49 Field Goal % 45
13-33 3PT 10-31
39 Three Point % 32
31-40 FT 34-44
78 Free Throw % 77
37 Rebounds 38
8 Offensive Rebounds 12
29 Defensive Rebounds 26
22 Assists 23
7 Steals 8
1 Blocks 5
19 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 2
19 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
9 Fast Break Points 4
38 Points in Paint 44
36 Fouls 30
12 Largest Lead 4
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rui Hachimura, F Out Dec 22
Austin Reaves, G Out Dec 22
Luka Doncic, G Out Dec 22
Gabe Vincent, G Out Dec 18
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Victor Wembanyama, F Day-To-Day Dec 22

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 21 7 .750 - W6
Houston 17 9 .654 3 L1
Memphis 13 16 .448 8.5 L2
Dallas 11 19 .367 11 L2
New Orleans 8 22 .267 14 W5

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 8 .704 - L1
Phoenix 15 13 .536 4.5 L1
Golden State 15 15 .500 5.5 W2
LA Clippers 7 21 .250 12.5 W1
Sacramento 7 22 .241 13 W1
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