Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers went on a 16-4 run in the third quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-81.
The Spurs had gone on a 15-3 run to lead 53-52 when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 5:02 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 68-57 lead with 1:13 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs got within 77-75 on Bryn Forbes’ 21-foot pull-up jumper with 6:23 to play, but Caldwell-Pope answered with a driving dunk, and the Spurs got no closer.
Late in the fourth quarter, Caldwell-Pope had 3 of his 5 steals, 2 of them during a 13-0 Lakers run, and the Lakers scored 4 points off them.
Lonzo Ball had 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, and Caldwell-Pope added 10 points and a season-high 5 steals.
For the Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points (8 in the second quarter). Dejounte Murray had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Lakers held the Spurs to 81 points and outscored them 35-14 off the bench. The Spurs turned it over 21 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers outscored the Spurs 29-8 in 10 minutes with Caldwell-Pope, Nance, Ingram, Ball and Kuzma on the floor together.