US EditionDarius Bazley, Dalton Knecht rally Lakers past Spurs in California Classic finale
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, JUL 9 – The Lakers overcame a late 14-point deficit with a 20-5 run, outscoring the Spurs 32-20 in the fourth quarter, led by Darius Bazley's 27 points and 13 rebounds.
- The Los Angeles Lakers overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to narrowly beat the San Antonio Spurs 89-88 in the final game of the California Classic held on Tuesday evening at Chase Center.
- The comeback followed a slow start where the Lakers shot under 40% in the first half and trailed 83-69 with fewer than five minutes remaining.
- Dalton Knecht led the Lakers with 25 points and eight rebounds, shooting 9-for-18 including four three-pointers and scoring 15 points in the final six minutes.
- Darius Bazley contributed a game-high 27 points on seven-for-nine shooting and secured the winning dunk with 13.3 seconds left after a Knecht miss.
- The Lakers, now 2-1 in summer league, will next face the Dallas Mavericks in Las Vegas, with coaching duties shifting from Beau Levesque to Lindsey Harding.
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Darius Bazley, Dalton Knecht rally Lakers past Spurs in California Classic finale
SAN FRANCISCO — Dalton Knecht found his shooting stroke and the Lakers’ summer league team rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to edge the San Antonio Spurs, 89-88, in their California Classic finale on Tuesday night at the Chase Center. Darius Bazley finished with a game-high 27 points, including the game-winning dunk on a putback of a Knecht miss with 13.3 seconds left. Bazley, who shot 8 for 10 from the field and 10 for 12 from the…
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