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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 35 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 121 |
 Spurs | 27 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 107 |
LALTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 46-8256.1% | 14-2653.8% | 15-2075.0% | 47 | 25 | 17 |
| SAS | 40-8746.0% | 10-2441.7% | 17-2373.9% | 39 | 25 | 10 |
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Los Angeles Lakers121| 35 | 26 | 11-23 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 0 | −1 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 9-15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 20 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +17 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.0 | |||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −4.2 | ||||||
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| 24 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 18 | 6-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +7.9 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.0 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.9 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 121 | 46-8256.1% | 14-2653.8% | 47 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 15-2075.0% | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 39 points on 12 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Alex Caruso and Talen Horton-Tucker (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs107| 36 | 23 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 8-10 | 0 | −12 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 29, Career high (his best before, 25) | 12-19 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −1 | +2.1 | ||||||
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| 25 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −6 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −6.6 | |||||
| 22 | 12 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −9 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.7 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 107 | 40-8746.0% | 10-2441.7% | 39 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 17-2373.9% | 7 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 29 points on 10 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Trey Lyles (coach’s decision).
Lakers121Spurs107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James scored 26 points (18 in the paint), and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-107.
The Lakers took control with a 22-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 18.
Dennis Schröder scored 21 points (10 in the third quarter) on 9 for 15 shooting. Anthony Davis added 20 points and 8 rebounds, and Wesley Matthews scored 18 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Dejounte Murray had a career-high 29 points and 7 assists, and DeMar DeRozan added 23 points and 6 assists.
The Lakers shot 56.1% from the field and 53.8% from 3 to the Spurs’ 46.0% and 41.7%. The Spurs outscored the Lakers 25-11 off turnovers. The Lakers outscored the Spurs 21-10 in 6 minutes with Matthews, Davis, Schröder, Harrell and Kuzma on the floor together.
Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 82 shots: 15.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-33 | 54.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-8 | 62.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-15 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-19 | 63.2% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keldon Johnson | 28 | 6 | 3-7 | −4 |
| Rudy Gay | 14 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 8 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 10 | 4-11 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Walker IV | 30 | 0 | 0-4 | −9 |
| Dejounte Murray | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Patty Mills | 12 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Jakob Poeltl | 4 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 9 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 21 | 4 | 2-6 | −3 |
| Jakob Poeltl | 21 | 10 | 4-4 | +3 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Drew Eubanks | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Matthews 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
Q3 3:52
10.1%
27→17
Vassell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q3 0:35
9.3%
11→21
Matthews 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Schroder 4 AST)
Q3 3:14
8.7%
20→11
Schroder 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
Q1 5:11
8.0%
54→46
Kuzma 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
Q1 1:14
7.9%
37→30
