On December 16, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Spurs defeated the Lakers 129-115 at home, and the Spurs also ended the decline of 18 consecutive defeats and returned to the winning track.
The Spurs had 36 points and 6 rebounds, Keldon 17 points and 6 assists, Wemban's 13 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Branham 12 points and 8 assists, Sochan 11 points and 8 rebounds, Osman 15 points and 6 assists, Collins 16 points and 6 rebounds, Lakers Prince 12 points, James 23 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists, Reaves 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Hachimura 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Wood 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
In the first quarter of the game, Branham's mid-range shot, Sochan broke the ball and counterattacked, and Reaves and James attacked one after another, and the two sides tied at 4. Vassell hit a long-range shot, Keldon hit two three-pointers in a row, Sochan played 2+1 again, and the Spurs opened up the margin at 16-4. Vassell's mid-to-long-range shooting scored 5 points in a row, Wembanyama continued to wreak havoc under the basket, Vassell scored 2+1, Osman shot an open three-pointer, Branham made a pull-up jumper, Collins hit the basket in a row, and the Spurs took a 20-point advantage at 37-17. Hachimura hit a back-to-back single, Reaves stepped back for a three-pointer, and Osman hit a three-pointer to give the Spurs a 42-22 lead to end the quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Osman forced the basket, Wembanyama hit a board, and McDermott's three-pointer was made, and the Spurs led 49-24. Hachimura easily eats cake under the basket, Prince goes on a rebound, Hachimura hits the basket again, Hayes scores 2+1 under the basket, Reaves, James and Prince make consecutive three-pointers, James contributes a dunk after cutting the basket, Wood's empty three-point also scores, Prince makes a five-point shot, Wood easily rebounds, James's three-point shot is in, Wood breaks through and scores, and the Lakers catch up to close the score to 62-66. Keldon scored 2+1 to help the Spurs take a 69-62 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter of the game, Sochan easily ate cake under the basket, Vassell hit a three-point shot, Wembanyama threw a chasing three-pointer, Branham also scored a long-range shot, and the Spurs opened up the margin at 88-72. Reaves hit two three-pointers from the outside, James dunked after breaking the ball, and the Lakers fought back to close the score to 87-93. Osman hit a long-range shot from the top of the arc and Collins turned and scored a hook shot to give the Spurs a 98-87 lead to end the quarter.
In the final quarter of the game, Vassell scored a high jumper, McDermott threw a chasing three-pointer, Osman continued to steal points under the basket, Vassell's close-range jumper scored, Wembanyama contributed a dunk under the basket, Collins pulled three points from the outside, Sochan dunked on the cake, and the Spurs took a 20-point advantage on the court at 116-96. In the next game, the Spurs maintained their advantage and won the game smoothly.
Starting lineup
Spurs: Vassell, Branham, Keldon, Sochan, Wembanyama
Lakers: Reaves, Christie, Prince, James, Hayes