Game ID: 22400015
Los Angeles Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 30 30 26 29 115LAL 31 37 25 27 120
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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.
SAS availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (25% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 9 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 10 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Wesley 12 to 17 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 11 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 12 since 10/26, returns tonight: 19 min (119% of 16)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 22 min (208% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (119% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (208% of 10)
NEW Collins 12 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Vassell missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (207% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 3 since 11/16, returns tonight: 34 min (103% of 33)
OUT Vassell missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 21 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 12 min since (65% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 16 min since (91% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 19 min since (107% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/13 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 25 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 4 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 22 min (70% of 32)
OUT Hayes missed 5 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 34 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (5 straight), Jones (11 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-7 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/07 vs POR 118-105 — SAS notes
SAS won 118-105. SAS shot 54% (44 of 82) to POR's 48%, 16 of 39 from three. Johnson led with 17 (6 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Branham added 17, Champagnie 14. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 1 became 12. Collins was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/09 vs UTA 110-111 — SAS notes
SAS lost 110-111. SAS shot 45% (38 of 85) to UTA's 46%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to UTA's 35. Wembanyama led with 24 (8 of 15, 6 of 9 from three); Castle added 23, Vassell 21. Q3 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 82-73 against them. Johnson's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs SAC 116-96 — SAS notes
SAS won 116-96. SAS shot 51% (43 of 85) to SAC's 43%, 22 of 46 from three. SAS turned it over 16 times to SAC's 11, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. Wembanyama led with 34 (13 of 22, 6 of 12 from three); Champagnie added 13, Paul 12. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: SAS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 20. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/13 vs WAS 139-130 — SAS notes
SAS won 139-130. SAS shot 52% (48 of 92) to WAS's 52%, 18 of 44 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 14. SAS turned it over 9 times to WAS's 18. Wembanyama led with 50 (18 of 29, 8 of 16 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Vassell added 17, Champagnie 12. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/15 vs LAL 115-120 — SAS notes
SAS lost 115-120. SAS shot 49% (43 of 88) to LAL's 50%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAL's 23. Wembanyama led with 28 (12 of 25, 4 of 13 from three); Castle added 22, Vassell 15. Q4 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 7 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 93-86 against them. They led by as many as 12. Wesley's -16 in 8 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 28 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Washington (5 straight), Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (6 straight), Jones (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 32 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/19 vs OKC — 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 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 34 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (7 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Holmgren (4 straight), Caruso (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and OKC minus-14 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 113, San Antonio 110, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/21 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 37 and Vassell at 15 a game. Without Wembanyama (2 straight), Vassell (2 straight), Sochan (8 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Collins at 21 and Markkanen at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (5 straight), Hendricks (11 straight), Sensabaugh (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 112 a night to Utah's 119. Call it San Antonio 117, Utah 109.
11/23 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Castle at 14 and Barnes at 13 a game. Without Wembanyama (3 straight), Vassell (3 straight), Sochan (9 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Post (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 116 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it San Antonio 114, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
11/06 @ MEM 114-131 — LAL notes
LAL lost 114-131. LAL shot 44% (41 of 93) to MEM's 52%, 15 of 48 from three. LAL turned it over 11 times to MEM's 18. The glass went 37-50 against them. L. James led with 39 (15 of 24, 6 of 11 from three); Reaves added 19, Reddish 15. Q2 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 107-88 against them. L. James's -21 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs PHI 116-106 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-106. LAL shot 52% (44 of 85) to PHI's 41%, 16 of 35 from three, and got to the line 14 times to PHI's 23. LAL turned it over 11 times to PHI's 5. Davis led with 31 (11 of 20, 2 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); James added 21, Reaves 20. The hinge was Q1, 36-29: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/10 vs TOR 123-103 — LAL notes
LAL won 123-103. LAL shot 51% (44 of 86) to TOR's 45%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 28 times to TOR's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 19. LAL turned it over 5 times to TOR's 16. Reaves led with 27 (10 of 17, 3 of 9 from three); Davis added 22, L. James 19. The hinge was Q4, 35-21: a lead of 6 became 20. LAL trailed 53-55 at the half and won the second half 70-48. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/13 vs MEM 128-123 — LAL notes
LAL won 128-123. LAL shot 51% (43 of 85) to MEM's 47%, 20 of 41 from three. LAL turned it over 18 times to MEM's 13, and MEM turned those into 11 steals. James led with 35 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Davis added 21, Hachimura 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-26: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/15 @ SAS 120-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 120-115. LAL shot 50% (44 of 88) to SAS's 49%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 23 times to SAS's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. Davis led with 40 (14 of 26, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Reaves added 19, James 15. The hinge was Q2, 37-30: a lead of 1 became 8. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/16 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ingram at 20 and Alvarado at 17 a game. Without McCollum (9 straight), Murray (12 straight), Jones (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Hayes (2 straight), Vanderbilt (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to New Orleans's 33. Call it the Lakers 114, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/19 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Hachimura (2 straight), Hayes (3 straight), Vanderbilt (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Collins at 20 and Markkanen at 19 a game. Without Kessler (4 straight), Hendricks (10 straight), Sensabaugh (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 11 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-3 a night and the Lakers minus-2. Call it the Lakers 119, Utah 109, the Lakers by 10.
11/21 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Hayes (4 straight), Vanderbilt (8 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 94, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 28 and Suggs at 14 a game. Without Banchero (11 straight), Carter Jr. (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 94 a night to the Lakers' 112 and the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 31. Call it the Lakers 110, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
11/23 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 26 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hachimura (4 straight), Hayes (5 straight), Vanderbilt (9 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 18 and Murray at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Gordon (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Denver's 20 and the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Denver's 38. Call it the Lakers 118, Denver 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
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
Anthony Davis, LeBron James lead Lakers past Spurs 120-115 to open NBA Cup title defense
SAN ANTONIO -- — 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.
Takeaways 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.
Key moment 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.
Key stat The Lakers had a 15-6 advantage on second-chance points, including an 8-0 advantage in the first quarter.
Up next 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.