Anthony Davis had 40 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers opened defense of their Emirates NBA Cup title with a 120-115 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. James had his career-high fourth straight triple-double.
Los Angeles Lakers ’ Anthony Davis gestures to teammates during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs , Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in San Antonio. Los Angeles Lakers ’ LeBron James drives against San Antonio Spurs ’ Keldon Johnson during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in San Antonio.
Davis shot 14 for 26, making 2 of 4 3-pointers, in his highest-scoring game of the season. Austin Reaves added 19 points, Dalton Knecht had 14 and D’Angelo Russell 13. San Antonio raced to an 11-0 lead, including an alley-oop dunk by Wembanyama from fellow 20-year-old Stephon Castle. Davis scored 16 points in the opening quarter as Los Angeles closed the period on a 21-8 run to take a 31-30 lead.Lakers: Davis had 30 points for the seventh time in 11 games this season. He is averaging a career-high 31.1 points.
Spurs: Chris Paul had 11 points and 11 assists, giving him 12,008 career assists. Paul joins John Stockton and Jason Kidd as the only players with 12,000 assists.With the Lakers leading 116-115, Paul was called for an offensive foul after attempting to screen Davis following a handoff to Wembanyama for a 3-pointer. The turnover led to a layup by James that gave the Lakers a 118-115 lead with 25 seconds remaining.The Lakers are at New Orleans on Saturday night to close out a back-to-back.
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