Lakers vs Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers and are hoping to record their first win since March 7 of ...

San Antonio is expected to lose this next one by 6.5. - Oct 22, 2018 - San Antonio 143 vs. - Oct 27, 2018 - San Antonio 110 vs. - Dec 07, 2018 - San Antonio 133 vs. [NBA picks](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_nba_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. - Jan 07, 2021 - San Antonio 118 vs. Regional restrictions may apply.) It was all tied up 74-74 at halftime, but San Antonio was not quite the Portland Trail Blazers' equal in the second half when they met on Monday. The San Antonio Spurs have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers and are hoping to record their first win since March 7 of last year. These two teams will surely be fighting tooth and nail to get back into the win column after losses this week. Allowing an average of 121.96 points per game, they have been asleep on the defensive side of the ball and will need to wake up before the matchup. San Antonio @ Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Spurs at home in the second leg of a back-to-back. Anthony Davis returns to action after missing a month.

[acquired forward Rui Hachimura](https://lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-l-a-acquiring-wizards-rui-hachimura-for-kendrick-nunn-three-second-round-picks/2023/01/23/) will make his debut in purple and gold. He was originally [expected to return against the Boston Celtics on Saturday](https://lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-theres-optimism-anthony-davis-could-return-as-soon-as-late-next-week/2023/01/20/). Jones also had his career high in points (26) last month. [looked phenomenal in a recent practice scrimmage](https://lakersnation.com/lakers-injury-update-anthony-davis-looked-phenomenal-in-contact-scrimmage/2023/01/23/). His career high in points (36) came just last week. He will [be on a minutes restriction](https://lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-anthony-davis-expected-to-return-against-spurs-on-minutes-restriction/2023/01/24/) and will come off the bench, but having him out on the court comes at a crucial time in the season with a playoff push incoming. He will come off the bench but is [expected to eventually start](https://lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-rui-hachimura-eventually-expected-to-start-next-to-lebron-james-anthony-davis/2023/01/24/). There was speculation he would sit out the second half of the back-to-back, but he is suiting up. They have the worst defensive rating in the NBA and have allowed their opponents to score 122 points per game on 50.9% shooting — both dead last in the league. The Los Angeles Lakers face the San Antonio Spurs at home on Wednesday in the second leg of a back-to-back. Slowly he took the court in workouts and drills with no significant update until earlier this week. is coming off an 18-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night while San Antonio lost to the Portland Trail Blazers by 20 on Monday night, allowing the Blazers to score 147 points — Portland’s season high.

With Anthony Davis back and Rui Hachimura making his first appearance in purple and gold, the Lakers beat the Spurs and swept the season series.

San Antonio went on a 12-0 run as the Lakers defended the three poorly in transition and gave up easy layup after easy layup. He was hitting threes, grabbing rebounds and making the occasional hockey assist, helping the Lakers go on a 13-4 run midway through the third. He’s averaging 16 minutes a game and was on track for a DNP-CD (Coach’s Decision) until getting 45 seconds of playing time in garbage time tonight. There were no early fireworks from the pair, as neither made a field goal in the first frame and the Lakers trailed by five after the first 12 minutes. And with a 113-104 victory on the night of Anthony Davis’ return and Rui Hachimura’s debut, the Lakers improved to 23-26 on the season. They went on an 11-0 run which featured a pair of threes from James and Max Christie and an exclamation point dunk from Thomas Bryant. But with the rust wearing off, AD got going in the second. You can follow Edwin on Twitter at [@ECreates88](http://twitter.com/ECreates88). One Laker scored the team’s first six points to start the game. But while the offense might’ve been balanced, the defense was absent. Patrick Beverley had a productive night, scoring 18 points on 50% shooting, and LeBron James fell just short of a triple-double with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. He scored five straight to start the second and scored 10 in the quarter.