The Los Angeles Lakers visited the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup on Friday (November 15). Anthony Davis scored 40 points and 12 rebounds, and LeBron James scored 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists. His “big triple” performance, completed his fourth consecutive triple triple, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to achieve this feat. The Lakers finally narrowly defeated the Spurs 120:115, ushering in their fourth consecutive regular season victory.
The Lakers got off to a slow start and the Spurs quickly took a lead with a 19-8 offense. However, Davis immediately took over the game and scored 16 points in a single quarter, helping the Lakers to a 31-30 lead in the second quarter. In the second quarter, James dished out seven assists in a single quarter, helping the team to a 7:68 lead at halftime.
At the start of the third quarter, the Spurs showed their resilience and rookie guard Stephon Castle narrowed the gap to just 7 points. The Spurs are aiming for a score of 75-77.
At the start of the fourth quarter, the Spurs caught up quickly and briefly took the lead thanks to a three-pointer from Devin Vassell. But at the crucial moment, Davis stepped forward and passed to James’ thread to seal the victory and help the Lakers win by 5 points.
In terms of statistics, Davis scored 40 points and 12 rebounds, Austin Reaves contributed 19 points and 6 assists; Dalton Knecht came off the bench and scored 14 points; James completed the streak with 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists. With a triple in Game 4, he became the oldest player in NBA history to achieve this feat.
For the Spurs, Bunyama scored 28 points, 14 rebounds and scored 4 three-pointers. Custer scored 22 points. Chris Paul sent 11 points and 11 assists, reaching the 12,000th assist milestone in his career. .
The Lakers face the New Orleans Pelicans in their next game, while the Spurs face the Dallas Mavericks.
