On March 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers challenged the Spurs away, James was absent this game, and the Spurs broke out at the end of the first quarter to take a 9-point lead. In the second quarter, the Spurs led by as many as 14 points, and the Lakers stubbornly chased points, trailing by only 6 points at halftime.
The Lakers' last victory over the Warriors ended a four-game losing streak, slightly relieving the pressure, but they ranked 9th in the West, and the playoff situation is still not optimistic. The Spurs have not been good this season, previously ranked 12th in the West, just suffered four consecutive defeats, and there is only a faint hope left in the playoffs.
James is truncated in this game because of sore knees, and Wei Shao single-handedly leads the team. In the first quarter, the Spurs took the lead in entering the state, but the Lakers bit the score, the mistakes of both teams were more numerous, the point difference was always small, and they played a draw many times. The Spurs played a 9-0 run at the end of the quarter, scoring a nine-point advantage in the first quarter and Westbrook scoring five points in the first quarter, though with three turnovers.
Tucker scored first in the second quarter, and Westbrook quickly suffered his third foul and had to rest. The Spurs' offense suppressed the Lakers, taking advantage of the opportunity to open up the point difference, Murray snatched and counter-attacked to score, and the Spurs took a 39-27 lead to stop the Lakers. Augustine hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, the Spurs' offense was still sharp, and Randale scored from the basket to give the Spurs a 43-30 lead.
The Spurs always suppressed the Lakers, maintaining a 10-point lead or so, and Westbrook, who was carrying three fouls, returned to the court in the middle of the quarter, and Peltel scored on a layup to give the Spurs a 50-38 lead. Westbrook was still aggressive after the game, Munch counter-attacked and scored, and the Lakers chased down to stop the Spurs 44-51. The Lakers nibbled on the score, and Munch hit another three to close the gap to five.
Rivers scored, and the Lakers trailed 56-62 at halftime. Westbrook was hampered by a foul that affected his playing time, scoring 9 points and 2 assists at halftime, with 4 turnovers and 3 fouls, Munch scoring 11 points and Anthony 9 points. For the Spurs, Murray had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists.