Game ID: 22400552
San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 26 36 27 13 102SAS 28 25 36 37 126
LAL vs SAS ScoutingLAL vs SAS 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.
LAL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 15 since 11/27, returns tonight: 18 min (96% of 19)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 18 min since (96% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 28 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 14 min since (76% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 12/31, returns tonight: 24 min (114% of 21)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 29 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (61% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/13 · 5 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 30 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (62% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 31 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/07, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 21 min since (98% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (63% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 32 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 22 min since (106% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 22 min (75% of 29)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 33 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 34 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (113% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/03 · 2 days' restBACK Collins back 12/29 after 7, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Wesley back 12/31 after 4, 9 min since (73% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 12/31 after 4, 8 min since (71% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 12/29 after 2, 5 min since (50% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backBACK Collins back 12/29 after 7, 13 min since (107% of 12)
BACK Wesley back 12/31 after 4, 9 min since (73% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 12/31 after 4, 8 min since (71% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 12/29 after 2, 5 min since (50% of 10)
SAS availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Collins back 12/29 after 7, 12 min since (102% of 12)
BACK Bassey back 12/29 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 10)
SAS availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 12)
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 6 min (50% of 11)
BACK Collins back 12/29 after 7, 12 min since (102% of 12)
BACK Bassey back 12/29 after 2, 7 min since (66% of 10)
SAS availability going into 1/13 · 4 days' restBACK Wesley back 12/31 after 4, 6 min since (48% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 12/31 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Wesley back 1/08 after 3, 2 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 1/08 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 3 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Wesley back 1/08 after 3, 2 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 1/08 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Wesley back 1/08 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 1/08 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/23 · 3 days' restOUT Sochan missed 5 since 1/08, returns tonight: 18 min (70% of 25)
BACK Wesley back 1/08 after 3, 3 min since (23% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 1/08 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 24 a game. Without Vanderbilt (30 straight). 5 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Johnson at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 4 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the arc, the Lakers at 36 percent from three to San Antonio's 31. Call it the Lakers 113, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/02 vs POR 114-106 — LAL notes
LAL won 114-106. LAL shot 46% (43 of 94) to POR's 50%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 14 times to POR's 21. LAL turned it over 12 times to POR's 18. James led with 38 (15 of 25, 7 of 10 from three); Christie added 28, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: LAL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 15. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/03 vs ATL 119-102 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-102. LAL shot 49% (43 of 88) to ATL's 41%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. LAL turned it over 18 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 56-39 for them. L. James led with 30 (13 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Reaves added 20, Davis 18. The hinge was Q4, 23-16: a lead of 10 became 17. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/05 @ HOU 115-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 115-119. LAL shot 49% (38 of 78) to HOU's 47%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 28 times to HOU's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 39-49 against them. Davis led with 30 (10 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Reaves added 21, James 21. Q3 was theirs, 40-24, the deficit cut from 18 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 95-75 against them.
1/07 @ DAL 97-118 — LAL notes
LAL lost 97-118. LAL shot 45% (34 of 75) to DAL's 52%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to DAL's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 33-44 against them. Davis led with 21 (7 of 18, 7 of 9 at the line); James added 18, Reaves 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-24, but the other 3 periods went 94-70 against them. Reaves's -25 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs SAS 102-126 — LAL notes
LAL lost 102-126. LAL shot 45% (39 of 87) to SAS's 53%, 14 of 44 from three. LAL turned it over 19 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 16 steals. Davis led with 30 (13 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); James added 18, Reaves 12. Q2 was theirs, 36-25, turning a 2-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-66 against them. They led by as many as 11. Davis's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Vanderbilt (31 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 16 a game. Without Butler III (6 straight), Richardson (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 114. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/17 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 22 a game. Without Vanderbilt (32 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Clowney at 13 and K. Johnson at 13 a game. Without Thomas (7 straight), Watford (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32. Call it the Lakers 115, Brooklyn 108.
1/19 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight), Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 98 a night to the Lakers' 114 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it the Clippers 114, the Lakers 104, the Clippers by 10.
1/21 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 22 and Davis at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vanderbilt (34 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kuzma at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Brogdon (8 straight), Holmes (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 114 a night to Washington's 126 and the line, where Washington takes 26 free throws a game to the Lakers' 18. Call it the Lakers 117, Washington 110.
1/03 @ DEN 113-110 — SAS notes
SAS won 113-110. SAS shot 46% (46 of 99) to DEN's 43%, 13 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 13 times to DEN's 8. The glass went 56-46 for them. Wembanyama led with 35 (14 of 22, 4 of 6 from three); Vassell added 18, Johnson 16. The hinge was Q2, 28-22: a lead of 2 became 8. Castle was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/04 vs DEN 111-122 — SAS notes
SAS lost 111-122 in 1 overtime. SAS shot 39% (41 of 104) to DEN's 44%, 13 of 48 from three. SAS turned it over 12 times to DEN's 7, and DEN turned those into 11 steals. Barnes led with 22 (8 of 14, 4 of 8 from three); Wembanyama added 20, Vassell 19. Q3 was theirs, 37-27, but the other 4 periods went 95-74 against them. They led by as many as 12.
1/06 @ CHI 110-114 — SAS notes
SAS lost 110-114. SAS shot 46% (44 of 95) to CHI's 43%, 15 of 46 from three. Wembanyama led with 23 (9 of 22, 4 of 11 from three); Paul added 18, Champagnie 12. Q1 was theirs, 29-20, but the other 3 periods went 94-81 against them. They led by as many as 19. Paul's -7 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 @ MIL 105-121 — SAS notes
SAS lost 105-121. SAS shot 37% (35 of 95) to MIL's 48%, 18 of 52 from three. The glass went 46-57 against them. Johnson led with 24 (7 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Paul added 18, Barnes 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-26, the deficit cut from 19 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 95-73 against them. Champagnie's -26 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 @ LAL 126-102 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-102. SAS shot 53% (48 of 90) to LAL's 45%, 13 of 35 from three. SAS turned it over 10 times to LAL's 19. Castle led with 23 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Vassell added 23, Wembanyama 23. The hinge was Q4, 37-13: from level to 24 ahead. SAS trailed 53-62 at the half and won the second half 73-40. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/15 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 26 and Morant at 23 a game. Without Smart (11 straight), Williams Jr. (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 17 times a game to San Antonio's 12 and the line, where Memphis takes 24 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17. Call it San Antonio 116, Memphis 115, Memphis keeping it close.
1/17 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (3 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Morant at 22 a game. Without Smart (12 straight), Williams Jr. (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-2 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the arc, Memphis at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 33. Call it Memphis 118, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/19 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 29 and Adebayo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Richardson (27 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to San Antonio's 121. Call it Miami 114, San Antonio 110, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/23 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Turner at 18 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (37 straight). 4 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Wembanyama at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Sochan (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 104 a night to San Antonio's 124 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-5. Call it Indiana 117, San Antonio 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBW B. Wesley
CB C. Bassey
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jones
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
QO Q. Olivari
RH R. Hachimura
SAS/LAL 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
Lakers lose to Spurs 126-102 in their 1st game back after wildfire postponements
LOS ANGELES -- — Victor Wembanyama had 23 points and eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Lakers 126-102 on Monday night in Los Angeles' first game back from two postponements due to the wildfires devastating the area.
Anthony Davis had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and LeBron James added 18 points and eight assists for the Lakers in their first home game since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 and burned thousands of structures.
The Lakers have lost three straight, but their previous two scheduled games were postponed, and they hadn't played since last Tuesday in Dallas .
Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle scored 23 points apiece for San Antonio.
The Spurs dominated the fourth quarter, making a 25-9 run in the first nine minutes to take control of a game that was tied entering the period.
The Lakers retired Michael Cooper's No. 21 in a halftime ceremony honoring the Hall of Fame guard who won five championships in the Showtime era.
Takeaways Spurs: A gritty performance after three consecutive losses were followed by four straight days off. They were also scheduled to play the Lakers last Saturday.
Lakers: The players didn't appear to be over-emotional after a trying week in which coach JJ Redick lost his home and a few Lakers came under evacuation warnings or orders. But they also couldn't keep up with San Antonio in the fourth quarter.
Key moment San Antonio ended the third quarter on a 15-5 run and made a 12-5 run to begin the fourth, opening a 101-94 lead.
Key stat James took a season-low 11 shots, the same number as Max Christie and three fewer than Austin Reaves . That's not a recipe for Lakers success.
Up next The Spurs host Memphis on Wednesday night. The Lakers host the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.