Game ID: 22300306
Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 34 37 22 34 127LAL 26 35 34 30 125
DAL vs LAL ScoutingDAL vs LAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DAL availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Kleber missed 10 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/25 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 13)
NEW Holmes 10 to 16 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Hardaway Jr. missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 22 min (89% of 25)
OUT Kleber missed 11 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Exum missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 26 min (159% of 16)
BACK Curry back 11/25 after 2, 15 min since (116% of 13)
NEW Holmes 10 to 16 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 12 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Hardaway Jr. back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Exum back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (159% of 16)
BACK Curry back 11/25 after 2, 16 min since (122% of 13)
NEW Lively II 23 to 28 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Green missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 13 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Hardaway Jr. back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (118% of 25)
BACK Exum back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (182% of 16)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lively II 23 to 28 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/12 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 3 since 12/06, returns tonight: 40 min (152% of 26)
OUT Green missed 4 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 14 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 15 min (146% of 10)
BACK Hardaway Jr. back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (118% of 25)
BACK Exum back 12/06 after 2, 31 min since (193% of 16)
NEW Lively II 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 19 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 5 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 15 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 40 min since (152% of 26)
BACK Hardaway Jr. back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (129% of 25)
BACK Exum back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (200% of 16)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 15 min since (146% of 10)
NEW Lively II 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 13 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 19 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 6 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 16 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 38 min since (145% of 26)
BACK Hardaway Jr. back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (129% of 25)
BACK Exum back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (195% of 16)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 10)
NEW Lively II 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 18 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 7 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 17 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 36 min since (136% of 26)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 10)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Exum 16 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 18 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 5 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 8 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 18 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 32 min since (123% of 26)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 8 min since (78% of 10)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Exum 16 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 18 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Hachimura missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 6 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 20 min since (95% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 7 since 11/19, returns tonight: 14 min (68% of 20)
OUT Vincent missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 20 min since (95% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 25 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Hachimura missed 5 since 11/25, returns tonight: 21 min (79% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 22 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (68% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 25 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (72% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 21 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Vincent missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 24 min since (119% of 20)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (72% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 19 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/13 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (72% of 20)
LAL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 15 min since (75% of 20)
LAL availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Vincent missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 26 min since (96% of 27)
LAL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 23 since 11/01, returns tonight: 14 min (78% of 18)
NEW Prince 27 to 33 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Irving at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Williams (3 straight), Green (4 straight), Kleber (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 30 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (19 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 30 free throws a game to Dallas's 23 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and Dallas minus-2. Call it Dallas 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/02 vs OKC 120-126 — DAL notes
DAL lost 120-126. DAL shot 45% (39 of 87) to OKC's 44%, 19 of 52 from three, and went to the line 35 times to OKC's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Dončić led with 36 (11 of 22, 5 of 13 from three, 9 of 14 at the line); Jones Jr. added 24, Lively II 20. Q4 was theirs, 36-19, the deficit cut from 23 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 107-84 against them. Hardy's -17 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs UTA 147-97 — DAL notes
DAL won 147-97. DAL shot 55% (56 of 101) to UTA's 40%, 22 of 49 from three. DAL turned it over 7 times to UTA's 19. Dončić led with 40 (14 of 25, 6 of 12 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Irving added 26, Hardaway Jr. 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-23: a lead of 35 became 50. Exum was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
12/08 @ POR 125-112 — DAL notes
DAL won 125-112. DAL shot 52% (47 of 91) to POR's 37%, 12 of 39 from three. Dončić led with 32 (11 of 28, 3 of 14 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Exum added 23, Hardaway Jr. 20. The hinge was Q1, 37-22: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Jones Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/11 @ MEM 120-113 — DAL notes
DAL won 120-113. DAL shot 50% (43 of 86) to MEM's 46%, 17 of 40 from three. Dončić led with 35 (9 of 21, 5 of 10 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Hardy added 19, Lively II 16. The hinge was Q2, 38-27: a lead of 5 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
12/12 vs LAL 127-125 — DAL notes
DAL won 127-125. DAL shot 49% (44 of 89) to LAL's 54%, 21 of 43 from three. DAL turned it over 10 times to LAL's 15. Dončić led with 33 (12 of 28, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hardaway Jr. added 32, Exum 26. The hinge was Q1, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Dončić was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/14 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 35 and Hardaway Jr. at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Irving (2 straight), Green (5 straight), Kleber (15 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 23 and Gobert at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-6 a night and Dallas minus-1 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Dallas's 115. Call it Dallas 116, Minnesota 113, Minnesota keeping it close.
12/16 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 41 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 26 and Sharpe at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Grant (4 straight), Rupert (8 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Hardaway Jr. at 20 a game. Without Irving (3 straight), Green (6 straight), Kleber (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 113 a night to Portland's 121. Call it Dallas 118, Portland 114, Portland keeping it close.
12/18 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Jokić at 20 and Murray at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Caldwell-Pope (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Hardaway Jr. at 22 a game. Without Irving (4 straight), Green (7 straight), Kleber (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-3 and the line, where Denver takes 27 free throws a game to Dallas's 20. Call it Denver 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
12/20 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 37 and Hardaway Jr. at 19 a game. Without Irving (5 straight), Green (8 straight), Kleber (18 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 118, shooting 55 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 31 and Harden at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tucker (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-2 and the arc, the Clippers at 43 percent from three to Dallas's 37. Call it the Clippers 121, Dallas 117, Dallas keeping it close.
11/30 @ OKC 110-133 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-133. LAL shot 44% (36 of 81) to OKC's 53%, 11 of 33 from three, and went to the line 32 times to OKC's 22 — 27 points from the stripe to their 19. LAL turned it over 13 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. Davis led with 31 (11 of 18, 9 of 10 at the line); James added 21, Russell 16. Q1 was theirs, 37-30, but the other 3 periods went 103-73 against them. They led by as many as 14. Reaves's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 vs HOU 107-97 — LAL notes
LAL won 107-97. LAL shot 45% (40 of 89) to HOU's 40%, 8 of 27 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 18 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. LAL turned it over 9 times to HOU's 16. Davis led with 27 (10 of 22, 7 of 9 at the line); Reaves added 18, James 16. The hinge was Q2, 35-14: LAL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 19. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/05 vs PHX 106-103 — LAL notes
LAL won 106-103. LAL shot 37% (38 of 102) to PHX's 49%, 9 of 30 from three. LAL turned it over 9 times to PHX's 20. James led with 31 (12 of 25, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Davis added 27, Reaves 20. The hinge was Q1, 33-23: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/07 vs NOP 133-89 — LAL notes
LAL won 133-89. LAL shot 55% (47 of 86) to NOP's 36%, 17 of 35 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NOP's 20 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 59-42 for them. James led with 30 (9 of 12, 4 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Reaves added 17, Davis 16. The hinge was Q3, 43-17: a lead of 13 became 39, and the lead reached 44. James was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
12/12 @ DAL 125-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 125-127. LAL shot 54% (49 of 91) to DAL's 49%, 15 of 29 from three. LAL turned it over 15 times to DAL's 10. Davis led with 37 (15 of 21, 6 of 10 at the line); James added 33, Reaves 22. Q3 was theirs, 34-22, turning a 10-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 105-91 against them. Reddish's -10 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Johnson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 26 a game. Without Vincent (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 32 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and San Antonio minus-4. Call it the Lakers 115, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/15 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Johnson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 28 a game. Without Vincent (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-6 and the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 32. Call it the Lakers 116, San Antonio 109.
12/18 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 29 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Vincent (22 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 129, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Randle at 26 a game. Without Robinson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 113 a night to New York's 129. Call it the Lakers 120, New York 116, New York keeping it close.
12/20 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; White at 26 and DeRozan at 24 a game. Without LaVine (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 28 a game. Without Vincent (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
DALDE D. Exum
DL D. Lively II
DO Doncic
GW G. Williams
JH J. Hardy
LD L. Dončić
MM M. Morris
RH R. Holmes
SC S. Curry
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
LAL/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Doncic, Hardaway led Mavs over Lakers 127-125 in LA's first game since winning NBA Cup
DALLAS -- — Luka Doncic is piling up the minutes with All-Star sidekick Kyrie Irving sidelined by a bruised foot.
When his back cooperates, Tim Hardaway Jr . feels the responsibility to pile up the points when Irving isn't out there.
Doncic had 33 points and 17 assists, Hardaway scored a season-high 32 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat Los Angeles 127-125 on Tuesday night in the Lakers' first game since winning the inaugural In-Season Tournament.
Anthony Davis finished with 37 points and 11 rebounds, while LeBron James had 33 points, nine assists and eight boards as the Lakers' season-best four-game winning streak ended. LA erased a 15-point deficit early in the third quarter to set up an entertaining finish.
Dante Exum scored a season-high 26 points with a career-best seven 3-pointers on nine attempts, going 5 of 7 in the fourth quarter to help the Mavs stay in front. Austin Reaves had 22 for the Lakers.
Playing a night after back spasms made him a late scratch in Memphis, Hardaway filled in nicely in Irving's second game out since injuring the foot. He was 10 of 21 from the field, including 5 of 10 from 3, and 7 of 8 on free throws.
“Knowing how they're defending Luka, I had to just try to put a stamp on the game,” said Hardaway, who had missed three of the previous five games with his back issues. “When any shooter has any kind of daylight and you see the first shot go up and it goes in, the basket feels like an ocean.”
Grant Williams scored 19 points for Dallas in his return from a three-game absence with a right knee injury, but the Mavericks were still without two starters in Irving and Derrick Jones Jr . (quadriceps).
Dallas didn’t have rotation players Josh Green (elbow) and Maxi Kleber (toe), and Seth Curry joined them when he was ruled out at halftime with an ankle injury.
Doncic recorded his eighth consecutive 30-point game in his third straight game with at least 40 minutes. The four-time All-Star hadn’t done that since the 2021 playoffs.
The 24-year-old Doncic played the entire second half a night earlier to help Dallas hang on for a 120-113 victory in Memphis, then played 23 of the first 24 minutes against the Lakers.
The only real rest came late in the third, when a six-point lead disappeared, and he had enough left to get eight points and six assists in the fourth quarter, finishing at 43 minutes a night after playing 44.
“I don’t know how I played,” Doncic said. “I slept very little today, and everything hurts. I am getting older. But we got two back-to-back wins, which is amazing especially against a team like the Lakers.”
The Lakers took their first lead since early in the first quarter on Davis' first 3-pointer since Oct. 29 for a 95-93 edge with 0.1 seconds left in the third.
Doncic and James traded go-ahead and tying buckets twice midway through the fourth before James was called for an offensive foul. Doncic's 14th assist led to a 3-pointer from Exum for a five-point edge.
The Mavs, who won their fourth in a row, led by five before James hit a 3 at the buzzer for the final margin as Dallas held on in the second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers had two days off after their NBA Cup-clinching victory over Indiana in Las Vegas.
The Lakers were down three in the final minute when Exum hit a 3. An earlier one in the fourth came when Doncic wrapped a pass around one LA defender and through the hands of another.
“It was definitely impactful,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said of Exum's second-highest scoring game, behind a 28-point outing for Cleveland almost four years ago. “In an attempt to put extra bodies in front of Luka, you decide who you are going to play a little bit heavier off of, but these guys are pros.”
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Lakers: At San Antonio on Wednesday to finish a back-to-back in the first of consecutive games against the Spurs, who just set a franchise record with their 17th straight loss.