On October 27, Beijing time, the NBA new season regular season, the Lakers challenged the Spurs on the road, this game James was absent due to injury, And Westbrook and Davis started the game. In this game, the Lakers performed averagely, and the team was at most 8 points ahead of the Spurs. However, in the third quarter, the team was played by the Spurs in a wave of 35-24 offense, and the Lakers trailed their opponents by 12 points. In the final quarter, the Lakers responded with a wave of 22-9 offense, and with 5 minutes left in the game, the team surpassed the Spurs by one point.
At the crucial moment, the Spurs relied on their efficient offensive performance to take the lead in the game again, and then Munch hit a three-pointer to help the team take another two-point lead. The Spurs then hit a layup in the air, and with 32 seconds left in the game, the two teams drew. Subsequently, neither the Lakers nor the Spurs seized the opportunity, and the game went into overtime. In overtime, the two teams fought to the final moments, Davis completed the attack under the basket, Andwest also had a layup, and the Lakers finally defeated the Spurs 125-121 to achieve two consecutive wins in the new season.
The game's two-team player stats: Westbrook ushered in the outbreak, he had 33 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, while Davis blasted 35 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, Munch contributed 17 points, Reeves 10 points, Rondo 8 points, Howard 6 points and 8 rebounds. On the Spurs side, Murray had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists, Vassell 19 points, Walker 21 points, Johnson 11 points, and Pelter 27 points and 14 rebounds.
James' absence in this game has a big impact on the overall strength of the Lakers, and the team lacks a trustworthy offensive strong point. However, after James' absence, the Other Two Core Westbrooks and Davis of the Lakers ushered in an outbreak. In this campaign, Wei Shao played his best performance after joining the Lakers, he was very calm in the game, played very reasonably, controlled his mistakes very well, improved in shooting, and had a better performance in the attack of the whole team. Throughout the game, he handed over 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and 33 points in a single game also set a new career scoring record for the Westbrooks.
And Davis in the continuous downturn, he also found his own shooting feel, the whole game he played a very dominant performance on the inside, the whole game got 35 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks of data, the presence of both ends of the attack and defense is very strong, when the team needs to score, he can also stand up, this campaign he found his former state, and proved himself in the game again.
In James' absence, Westbrook and Davis stepped forward, they became the team's most reliable players in the game, when facing the Spurs, the team played very tough, in the key moments, Davis and Westbrook also scored in succession. In the end, the Lakers relied on the outstanding performances of Westbrook and Davis in this battle, and they successfully defeated the Spurs in overtime to achieve two consecutive wins in the new season.