In the NBA regular season on December 14, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Spurs away. James opted for a rest for this game, but Vanderbilt will return, and the Lakers' starting lineup includes thick eyebrows, Hachimura, Prince, Reddish and Russell. The Spurs sent Wembanyama, Johnson, Branham, Sochan and Vassell as starters.
At the start of the first quarter, the Spurs' Sochan successfully completed an air-cut dunk, and Wembanyama hit a solid three-pointer from the outside. The Lakers' Hachimura scored seven straight points, and Bushy Mei scored eight points in a row when no one was defending under the basket. The Spurs' Branham scored on a breakaway and hit a free throw, and Sochan hit two three-pointers in a row. The Lakers blossomed more, with Russell, Vanderbilt, Bushy Eyebrows and Reaves scoring one after another. Over the past two minutes, Bushy and Collins have responded to each other with three-pointers. Wood, Bushy Eyebrow, Reaves and Hachimura received the ball and hit the inside and scored in full. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Spurs by eight points, 34-26.
In the second quarter, the Lakers' Hayes scored a basket, and Reddish counterattacked to complete a dunk after stealing Wembanyama. Reaves and Prince hit two three-pointers in a row to go on a 10-2 run to widen the difference. The Spurs' Branham and Johnson each hit two three-pointers, but the Lakers' thick eyebrows scored easily under the basket and were consistent from the outside. In the last three minutes, Prince and Reddish hit two three-pointers in a row. Spurs' Johnson broke through to the offensive basket and Wembanyama hit a three-pointer in time. At halftime, the Lakers led the Spurs by 13 points, 63-50.
In the second half, Russell scored four points on a breakaway shot, Wembanyama used his height advantage to score four points under the basket, and Branham scored four points on a breakaway shot. Reddish of the Lakers seized the opportunity for a three-pointer from the outside, and Prince hit five straight points. Spurs' Johnson and Vassell's breakaway scores. Russell, Reddish, Bushy Eyebrows and Reeves hit the interior and all hit the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Spurs by 18 points, 92-74.
In the final quarter, Wembanyama and Vassell scored strong layups, and Osman hit a three-pointer from the outside. The Lakers' Hayes scored on a layup, and Prince followed up with a three-pointer. Johnson hit consecutive three-pointers to score five straight points, Wood responded with an outside three-pointer, and Vassell and Johnson scored two and three points in a row, respectively. With Branham's breakaway score, the gap narrowed to single digits. Wembanyama hit two three-pointers in the final minute to close the gap to two points, then drew a foul under the basket and made 1 of 2 free throws. Thick eyebrows made a foul under the basket and made all 2 free throws to hold the 3-point lead. At the critical moment, Hachimura made Wembanyama's offensive foul, and in the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Spurs 122-119!Spurs are on an 18-game losing streak!
On the Lakers' side, Thick Eyebrow scored 37 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals on 13-of-23 shooting. Prince contributed 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Hachimura had 13 points and seven rebounds. Russell contributed 12 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals. Reddish had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Reaves contributed 15 points, four rebounds and eight assists. Wood had nine points and six rebounds.
On the Spurs' side, Wembanyama scored 30 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks on 11-of-21 shooting. Johnson contributed 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Branham scored 19 points. Vassell contributed 13 points, five rebounds and four assists. Collins had 10 points and two rebounds.