Game ID: 22400296
Los Angeles Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 23 24 30 24 101LAL 32 26 34 27 119
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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 11/19 · 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
SAS availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 4 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 5 since 11/16, returns tonight: 21 min (68% of 31)
OUT Sochan missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 19 min since (181% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/01 · 3 days' restOUT Sochan missed 12 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (68% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 13 since 11/06, returns tonight: 22 min (87% of 25)
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (106% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 22 min since (72% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 8 min (71% of 12)
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 6 min (56% of 11)
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 24 min since (78% of 31)
BACK Sochan back 12/03 after 13, 22 min since (87% of 25)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 24 min since (79% of 31)
BACK Sochan back 12/03 after 13, 27 min since (107% of 25)
BACK Wesley back 12/05 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 12/05 after 2, 6 min since (56% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 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
LAL availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 6 since 11/13, returns tonight: 17 min (90% of 19)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 22 min since (70% of 32)
NEW Knecht 19 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 23 min since (71% of 32)
BACK Hayes back 11/26 after 6, 17 min since (90% of 19)
NEW Knecht 19 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Hayes back 11/26 after 6, 17 min since (90% of 19)
NEW Knecht 19 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 25 min since (79% of 32)
NEW Knecht 19 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Hayes missed 3 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 14 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 32)
NEW Knecht 19 to 28 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 15 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 28 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Castle at 16 and Barnes at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vassell (5 straight), Sochan (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vanderbilt (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-9 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 109.
11/19 vs OKC 110-104 — SAS notes
SAS won 110-104. SAS shot 47% (39 of 83) to OKC's 41%, 19 of 46 from three, and went to the line 19 times to OKC's 7 — 13 points from the stripe to their 6. SAS turned it over 21 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. Johnson led with 22 (7 of 15, 6 of 12 from three); Barnes added 20, Paul 14. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/21 vs UTA 126-118 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-118. SAS shot 47% (41 of 88) to UTA's 42%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 46 times to UTA's 26 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Barnes led with 25 (8 of 13, 4 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Castle added 18, Collins 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: the deficit went from 16 to 4. SAS trailed 51-67 at the half and won the second half 75-51. Bassey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/23 vs GSW 104-94 — SAS notes
SAS won 104-94. SAS shot 45% (38 of 85) to GSW's 38%, 13 of 47 from three, and went to the line 19 times to GSW's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. Wembanyama led with 25 (9 of 21, 4 of 13 from three); Barnes added 22, Castle 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-13: SAS came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 10. SAS trailed 38-50 at the half and won the second half 66-44. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/26 @ UTA 128-115 — SAS notes
SAS won 128-115. SAS shot 48% (45 of 93) to UTA's 51%, 18 of 48 from three, and went to the line 26 times to UTA's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. SAS turned it over 10 times to UTA's 21. Wembanyama led with 34 (13 of 23, 6 of 14 from three); Castle added 23, Champagnie 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-22: a lead of 3 became 13. Wesley was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/27 vs LAL 101-119 — SAS notes
SAS lost 101-119. SAS shot 42% (36 of 85) to LAL's 53%, 14 of 40 from three, and went to the line 16 times to LAL's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Wembanyama led with 20 (9 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Barnes added 19, Champagnie 18. Q2 was theirs, 24-26, but the other 3 periods went 93-77 against them. Vassell's -22 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Monk at 23 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Lyles (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Sochan (12 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 34 percent from three to Sacramento's 30. Call it Sacramento 112, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/03 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Barnes at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Sochan (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-4 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/05 vs CHI — 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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 20 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vučević at 23 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Williams (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 125 and the arc, Chicago at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it San Antonio 118, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
12/06 vs SAC — 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 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Lyles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 120. Call it San Antonio 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/19 vs UTA 124-118 — LAL notes
LAL won 124-118. LAL shot 55% (42 of 76) to UTA's 50%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 36 times to UTA's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Knecht led with 37 (12 of 16, 9 of 12 from three); James added 26, Davis 26. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/21 vs ORL 118-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 118-119. LAL shot 51% (44 of 87) to ORL's 47%, 13 of 31 from three. LAL turned it over 10 times to ORL's 16. The glass went 36-48 against them. Davis led with 39 (14 of 22, 10 of 13 at the line); James added 31, Knecht 17. Q2 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 95-89 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/23 vs DEN 102-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 102-127. LAL shot 44% (39 of 88) to DEN's 61%, 13 of 36 from three. The glass went 32-48 against them. Reaves led with 19 (7 of 13, 3 of 7 from three); James added 18, Davis 14. Q2 was theirs, 36-26, turning a 4-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-66 against them. They led by as many as 10. Davis's -26 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 @ PHX 100-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 100-127. LAL shot 44% (37 of 85) to PHX's 52%, 8 of 34 from three, and went to the line 25 times to PHX's 10 — 18 points from the stripe to their 8. Davis led with 25 (10 of 19, 5 of 7 at the line); James added 18, Russell 16. Q2 was theirs, 35-31, the deficit cut from 6 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 96-65 against them. James's -30 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ SAS 119-101 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-101. LAL shot 53% (48 of 90) to SAS's 42%, 13 of 34 from three, and got to the line 10 times to SAS's 16. Knecht led with 20 (8 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Davis added 19, Russell 17. The hinge was Q1, 32-23: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/29 vs OKC — 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 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Davis at 25 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (12 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Holmgren (8 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it OKC 115, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/01 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Clarkson (3 straight), Hendricks (16 straight), Williams (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 22 and James at 19 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hayes (2 straight), Vanderbilt (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-5 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to the Lakers' 13. Call it the Lakers 114, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
12/02 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and James at 18 a game. Without Hayes (3 straight), Vanderbilt (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it Minnesota 112, the Lakers 108, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/04 @ 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 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Butler III at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jović (5 straight), Ware (3 straight), Richardson (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 26 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and Russell at 18 a game. Without Reaves (2 straight), Hayes (4 straight), Vanderbilt (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 35 percent from three to the Lakers' 26 and the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-0 a night and Miami minus-5. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
AT A. Traore
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
ML M. Lewis
RH R. Hachimura
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
SC S. Cissoko
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jones
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
LAL/SAS 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
Davis and James power the Lakers past Wembanyama and the Spurs 119-101
SAN ANTONIO -- — Anthony Davis had 19 points and 14 rebounds, LeBron James finished with 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-101 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Dalton Knecht had 20 pointson 4-for-10 shooting from long distance as the Lakers snapped a three-game skid.
Victor Wembanyama had 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Spurs had their four-game winning streak ended. Harrison Barnes added 19 points and Julian Champagnie scored 18.
Los Angeles led by as many as 15 points in the first half before San Antonio cut the deficit to eight points. Los Angeles' Austin Reaves quelled the rally by hitting a 3-pointer over Wembanyama as time expired in the first half, giving the Lakers a 58-47 lead.
San Antonio guard Devin Vassell had 14 points in his return from a five-game absence with a bruised left knee.
Takeaways Lakers: James shot 2 for 9 and scored four points in the first half. He had 12 points in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter while shooting 4 for 5.
Spurs: Vassell is the first player in Spurs history to make 450 3-pointers in his first 250 career games.
Key moment After the Spurs cut the deficit to four points, Knecht tossed in a floater in the lane, stole a pass from Wembanyama and fired the ball downcourt to Davis for an uncontested dunk that put the Lakers up 73-63.
Key stat The Spurs had won 14 of 18 third quarters this season. The Lakers outscored San Antonio 34-30 in extending their lead to 92-77 entering the fourth.
Up next The Lakers host Oklahoma City on Friday in the NBA Cup. The Spurs are at Sacramento on Sunday.