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Spurs' Balanced Attack Overcomes Luka Doncic's Individual ...

San Antonio's balanced scoring and defense overcame the Lakers missing three starters, including LeBron James, as Luka Dončić posted his 86th career triple-double.

  • On Wednesday, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 in the second game of a back-to-back at Frost Bank Center.
  • With multiple starters sidelined, LeBron James, 41, didn't play due to left joint arthritis and sciatica and was downgraded to out about 90 minutes before tipoff, while Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura had calf strains.
  • Luka Dončić produced a 38-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in 38 minutes and 20 seconds, scoring or assisting 14 of the Lakers' 16 first-half baskets but committing seven turnovers.
  • San Antonio's win moved them into second place in the Western Conference, ending the Los Angeles Lakers' three-game streak with an average of 61 points sidelined; the Lakers now host the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
  • LeBron's back-to-back status remains uncertain as LeBron James has yet to play two games in as many days this season, and the Lakers face 10 of 16 games on the road this month.
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Johnson and Wembanyama fuel Spurs to win over Lakers 107-91, despite Doncic’s 38 points

Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.

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The Los Angeles Lakers arrived in Texas severely weakened and lost to San Antonio 91:107. Luka Dončić scored 38 points and a triple-double.

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Luka Doncic's 38 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday. San Antonio moved into second place in the Western Conference despite making just four of 25 three-point attempts. LeBron James did not play due to arthritis and sciatica, which helped end Los Angeles' thre…

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Luka Doncic’s big night not enough as LeBron-less Lakers fall to Spurs

SAN ANTONIO — The Lakers have come into several games lacking their normal firepower this season, and the younger, deeper opponents who sense blood in the water have been taking advantage of those situations. Luka Doncic had 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists but with three-fifths of their preferred starting lineup unavailable it wasn’t nearly enough for the Lakers in a 107-91 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Keldon Johnson h…

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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