“They just got to keep their energy up and their belief up that the worm will turn as long as we continue to execute better and better,” Popovich said. “We hope so but we’ll take it one day at a time and slowly get guys back and get it turned around.”ĭevin Vassell added 19 points for San Antonio, and Thaddeus Young had 17. “One day at a time, that’s all I can tell you,” Westbrook said when asked if the Lakers are close to being the team they hoped to be with James’ return around the corner. Westbrook finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. The Lakers had a 7-0 run to take control, getting a 3-pointer from Anthony with 1:46 to go for a 110-103 lead and a layup from Russell Westbrook for a 112-103 edge. The Spurs pulled to 105-103 with 2:41 remaining on a 3-pointer from Doug McDermott. “Obviously, when we get whole, we have a log of good choices, but he’s going to be a big part of it.” “We have a strong belief in that young man and what he can do on both sides of the ball,” Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said about Horton-Tucker. The third-year player found a comfort zone in the second half with 12 points. The return of Horton-Tucker also helped with the early energy level. The Spurs gave up 19 points on 15 turnovers, while scoring 15 points on 16 Lakers turnovers.ĭavis scored 19 points in the first quarter on 8-of-10 shooting and had 27 points in the half. They kept playing, they’re getting better. “Too many turnovers tonight against those guys, but we never gave in. “I was really happy with their effort,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. San Antonio lost for the fifth time in its last seven games and fell in the opener of consecutive games at Los Angeles, with a meeting against the surging Clippers on Tuesday night. Murray’s other triple-double came in the previous meeting against the Lakers. “That’s the type of energy you need from our bench, our star players, our role players.”ĭejounte Murray had a triple-double for the Spurs with 22 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. “I wanted to come out and dominate the game and do whatever I could to get the team going,” Davis said. His effort Sunday was a concerted effort to lead by example. 26.ĭavis had the big game two days after the Lakers were humbled by 24 points in a home loss to Minnesota, with the All-Star forward saying afterward the performance was “embarrassing” and that the team lacked effort in a deciding third quarter. The Lakers have won four overall games this season without James, one a 125-121 overtime victory in San Antonio on Oct. Los Angeles led by 14 points in the second half, then held on improve to 3-3 since LeBron James was sidelined Nov. Talen Horton-Tucker scored 17 points in his season debut for the Lakers, and Carmelo Anthony and Wayne Ellington each had 15 points. LOS ANGELES - Anthony Davis had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-106 on Sunday. NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs Davis has 34 points and 15 rebounds, Lakers beat Spurs
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