Game ID: 22500179
San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 26 34 28 30 118SAS 29 30 37 20 116
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 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 13 min (71% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Ayton 27 to 34 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 39 min (108% of 36)
OUT Smart missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 35 min (118% of 29)
OUT Vincent missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 13 min since (71% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Ayton 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 35 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 18 min since (100% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 27 min (247% of 11)
OUT Kleber missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 23 min since (127% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 20 min since (113% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 27 min since (247% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Reaves missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 6 since 10/27, returns tonight: 14 min (140% of 10)
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 40 min since (111% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 32 min since (108% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 19 min since (107% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 17 min since (153% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 3 since 11/03, returns tonight: 29 min (84% of 35)
OUT Vincent missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 14 min since (140% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 29 min since (84% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 14 min since (140% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 30 min since (86% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 11 min since (110% of 10)
SAS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backNEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Harper missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Kornet missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 6 min (51% of 11)
NEW Barnes 22 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Harper missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Kornet missed 7 since 10/26, returns tonight: 20 min (106% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 11/08 after 2, 6 min since (51% of 11)
NEW Barnes 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sochan 13 to 19 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Harper missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 11/10 after 7, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 11/08 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
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 117, shooting 52 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Reaves at 29 and Ayton at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vincent (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Kornet (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-12 a night and the Lakers minus-2. Call it the Lakers 117, San Antonio 116, San Antonio keeping it close.
10/29 @ MIN 116-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-115. LAL shot 54% (45 of 83) to MIN's 50%, 11 of 31 from three. Reaves led with 28 (9 of 24, 3 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); LaRavia added 27, Hachimura 17. The hinge was Q3, 35-28: a lead of 4 became 11, and the lead reached 20.
10/31 @ MEM 117-112 — LAL notes
LAL won 117-112. LAL shot 51% (39 of 76) to MEM's 44%, 13 of 38 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MEM's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Dončić led with 44 (14 of 27, 6 of 15 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Reaves added 21, LaRavia 13. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: the deficit went from 14 to 2. LAL trailed 55-69 at the half and won the second half 62-43. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/02 vs MIA 130-120 — LAL notes
LAL won 130-120. LAL shot 51% (48 of 95) to MIA's 51%, 15 of 46 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MIA's 36. Dončić led with 29 (9 of 22, 1 of 11 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Reaves added 26, LaRavia 25. The hinge was Q1, 43-36: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/03 @ POR 123-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 123-115. LAL shot 59% (50 of 85) to POR's 49%, 9 of 23 from three, and got to the line 16 times to POR's 30. Ayton led with 29 (14 of 19); Hachimura added 28, Smith Jr. 25. The hinge was Q2, 28-20: the deficit went from 9 to 1. LAL trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 71-62. LaRavia was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/05 vs SAS 118-116 — LAL notes
LAL won 118-116. LAL shot 45% (37 of 83) to SAS's 49%, 10 of 31 from three. LAL turned it over 12 times to SAS's 19. Dončić led with 35 (9 of 27, 4 of 11 from three, 13 of 17 at the line); Ayton added 22, Smart 17. The hinge was Q4, 30-20: LAL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 2.
11/08 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. Without Young (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Reaves at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Reaves (2 straight), Vincent (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/10 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Knueppel at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Miller (7 straight), Ball (3 straight), Williams (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Ayton at 18 a game. Without Reaves (3 straight), Vincent (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-10 a night and the Lakers plus-1. Call it the Lakers 118, Charlotte 117, Charlotte keeping it close.
11/12 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Mitchell at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Dort (4 straight), Wiggins (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Ayton at 19 a game. Without Vincent (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to the Lakers' 117. Call it OKC 120, the Lakers 113.
11/14 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murphy III at 23 and Bey at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Williamson (5 straight), Poole (4 straight), Jordan (7 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Hachimura at 17 a game. Without Vincent (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 26 free throws a game to New Orleans's 20. Call it the Lakers 116, New Orleans 114, New Orleans keeping it close.
10/26 vs BKN 118-107 — SAS notes
SAS won 118-107. SAS shot 50% (39 of 78) to BKN's 39%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 36 times to BKN's 24 — 28 points from the stripe to their 23. The glass went 45-34 for them. Wembanyama led with 31 (9 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 15 at the line); Harper added 20, Johnson 19. The hinge was Q2, 38-24: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 26. Harper was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
10/27 vs TOR 121-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 121-103. SAS shot 58% (39 of 67) to TOR's 47%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 36 times to TOR's 23 — 30 points from the stripe to their 17. SAS turned it over 20 times to TOR's 15, and TOR turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 44-20 for them. Wembanyama led with 24 (7 of 8, 10 of 10 at the line); Castle added 22, Barnes 18. The hinge was Q1, 41-29: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
10/30 vs MIA 107-101 — SAS notes
SAS won 107-101. SAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to MIA's 43%, 14 of 41 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MIA's 11 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Wembanyama led with 27 (10 of 23, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Castle added 21, Vassell 17. The hinge was Q3, 28-14: a lead of 1 became 15. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/02 @ PHX 118-130 — SAS notes
SAS lost 118-130. SAS took 19 more shots (98 to 79), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to PHX's 58%, 10 of 41 from three. SAS turned it over 14 times to PHX's 20. Castle led with 26 (10 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Johnson added 19, Barnes 13. Q4 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 24 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 102-78 against them. Barnes's -25 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ LAL 116-118 — SAS notes
SAS lost 116-118. SAS shot 49% (36 of 74) to LAL's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. SAS turned it over 19 times to LAL's 12, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Wembanyama led with 19 (5 of 14, 9 of 11 at the line); Castle added 16, Sochan 16. Q3 was theirs, 37-28, turning a 1-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 90-79 against them. They led by as many as 12. Waters III's -9 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs HOU — 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 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Kornet (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 46 from three, 29 free throws a game; Durant at 22 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Finney-Smith (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 46 percent from three to San Antonio's 37 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-14 a night and San Antonio plus-9. Call it Houston 117, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/08 vs NOP — 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 112, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Harper (2 straight), Kornet (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Williamson at 20 and Poole at 15 a game. Without Williamson (2 straight), McGowens (2 straight), Missi (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-6 a night and New Orleans minus-3 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 112 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it San Antonio 119, New Orleans 109, San Antonio by 10.
11/10 @ 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 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 17 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Castle at 19 a game. Without Harper (3 straight), Kornet (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 34 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 116 a night to Chicago's 124. Call it San Antonio 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
11/12 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 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Harper (4 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Richard at 16 and Moody at 15 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-1 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it San Antonio 119, Golden State 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASDV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
LALBJ B. James
DA D. Ayton
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
MS M. Smart
NS N. Smith Jr.
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
Doncic scores 35, and the Lakers survive a frantic final second for a 118-116 win over the Spurs
LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 35 points, 13 assists, nine rebounds and five steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter before surviving a frantic final second for their fifth consecutive victory, 118-116 over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
The Lakers finished the game on a 21-10 run, but the Spurs got one last chance when Marcus Smart committed an inbound violation after Kelly Olynyk’s putback layup with 1.2 seconds left.
Julian Champagnie then drew a foul from Jake LaRavia while trying to tip in the Spurs' inbound pass, but Champagnie missed his first free throw, and nobody could tip in the second miss at the buzzer.
Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who extended their impressive start to the season with a furious rally from a nine-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter. Doncic scored eight points in the fourth, including a clutch go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:31 to play.
Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 1:39 to play for the Spurs, who have lost two straight after a 5-0 start. Stephon Castle and Jeremy Sochan had 16 points apiece.
Doncic overcame a 9-for-27 shooting night with another handful of stellar plays as the Lakers won a foul-plagued game between two undermanned teams. Harrison Barnes and Sochan also fouled out in the fourth quarter.
Los Angeles trailed 106-97 with just over seven minutes to play, but got back in it by holding San Antonio without a field goal for nearly 4 1/2 minutes.
Doncic's fourth 3-pointer put the Lakers up 113-112, and Wembanyama fouled out on a charge drawn by Rui Hachimura two possessions later.
Austin Reaves missed his second straight game with a hamstring injury, but Doncic returned after his absence from the Lakers' surprising win at Portland on Monday.