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Anthony Davis, LeBron James lead Lakers past Spurs 120-115 to open NBA Cup title defense
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Anthony Davis had 40 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers opened defense of their Emirates NBA Cup title with a 120-115 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.
James had his career-high fourth straight triple-double.
Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and two blocks for San Antonio. On Wednesday night, he had a career-high 50 points in a 139-130 home victory over Washington.
Davis shot 14 for 26, making 2 of 4 3-pointers, in his highest-scoring game of the season. Austin Reaves added 19 points, Dalton Knecht had 14 and D'Angelo Russell 13.
San Antonio raced to an 11-0 lead, including an alley-oop dunk by Wembanyama from fellow 20-year-old Stephon Castle. Davis scored 16 points in the opening quarter as Los Angeles closed the period on a 21-8 run to take a 31-30 lead.
Castle had 22 points, and Devin Vassell added 15 for San Antonio.
Lakers: Davis had 30 points for the seventh time in 11 games this season. He is averaging a career-high 31.1 points.
Spurs: Chris Paul had 11 points and 11 assists, giving him 12,008 career assists. Paul joins John Stockton (15,806) and Jason Kidd (12,091) as the only players with 12,000 assists.
With the Lakers leading 116-115, Paul was called for an offensive foul after attempting to screen Davis following a handoff to Wembanyama for a 3-pointer. The turnover led to a layup by James that gave the Lakers a 118-115 lead with 25 seconds remaining.
The Lakers had a 15-6 advantage on second-chance points, including an 8-0 advantage in the first quarter.
The Lakers are at New Orleans on Saturday night to close out a back-to-back. The Spurs are at Dallas on Saturday night before returning for a three-game homestand.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Anthony Davis vs. Victor Wembanyama (Stephon Castle gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point driving finger roll layup (Chris Paul assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:25 |  | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Austin Reaves personal foul (Loose ball) (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:44 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Stephon Castle assists) | 0-6 |
| 9:58 | | Anthony Davis misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 9:56 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 0-9 |
| 9:46 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:32 | | Victor Wembanyama kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:28 | | Cam Reddish misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-11 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point cutting finger roll layup (LeBron James assists) | 2-11 |
| 8:51 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running finger roll layup | 4-11 |
| 8:41 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point alley-oop dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 4-13 |
| 8:11 | | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-13 |
| 8:11 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-13 |
| 7:58 | | Cam Reddish shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-14 |
| 7:58 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-15 |
| 7:39 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:37 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 6-18 |
| 7:07 | | Harrison Barnes shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:07 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-18 |
| 7:07 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-18 |
| 6:47 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Anthony Davis turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 6:23 | | Cam Reddish shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:23 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-19 |
| 6:10 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point tip layup | 10-19 |
| 5:49 | | +3 | Stephon Castle makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 10-22 |
| 5:32 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 13-22 |
| 5:14 | | Stephon Castle misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Stephon Castle offensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Stephon Castle misses two point layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Zach Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | Dalton Knecht misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 13-24 |
| 4:21 | | Devin Vassell personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 15-24 |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point floating jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 15-26 |
| 3:40 | | Blake Wesley blocks Anthony Davis's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Max Christie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point putback dunk | 17-26 |
| 3:11 | | Max Christie blocks Blake Wesley's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:08 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running layup | 19-26 |
| 2:47 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Anthony Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 2:32 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 19-28 |
| 2:16 | | Zach Collins blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:16 | | Max Christie offensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point tip dunk | 21-28 |
| 2:03 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-30 |
| 1:47 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-30 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 1:28 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Max Christie steals) | ||
| 1:21 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 1:18 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point tip layup | 25-30 |
| 1:11 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Blake Wesley shooting foul (Max Christie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 1:05 | | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-30 |
| 0:52 | | Anthony Davis blocks Victor Wembanyama's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running finger roll layup | 29-30 |
| 0:30 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Vincent steals) | ||
| 0:22 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 31-30 |
| 0:00 | | Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Gabe Vincent offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point stepback jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 33-30 |
| 11:20 | | Malaki Branham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Vincent steals) | ||
| 11:06 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Christian Koloko's two point reverse layup | ||
| 11:04 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Chris Paul misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 35-30 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 35-32 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Christian Koloko makes two point alley-oop layup (LeBron James assists) | 37-32 |
| 10:05 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 39-32 |
| 9:47 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 9:41 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 42-32 |
| 9:40 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:25 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 42-35 |
| 9:00 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 42-38 |
| 8:35 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:15 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (lost ball) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 8:09 | | LeBron James misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot | 42-41 |
| 7:39 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul (Loose ball) (Max Christie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 45-41 |
| 6:55 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 48-41 |
| 6:32 | | Malaki Branham misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Malaki Branham offensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Malaki Branham turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 50-41 |
| 5:56 | | Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point putback dunk | 50-43 |
| 5:35 | | Julian Champagnie personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point pullup jump shot | 52-43 |
| 5:18 | | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:18 | | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:18 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-44 |
| 4:54 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:51 |