Game ID: 22500774
San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 30 25 26 27 108SAS 47 37 31 21 136
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 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 19 since 12/28, returns tonight: 21 min (59% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/01 after 6, 1 min since (9% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 5 min since (48% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restBACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 21 min since (59% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/01 after 6, 1 min since (9% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 4 min since (44% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 23 min since (66% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 9 min since (86% of 10)
LAL availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 23 min since (67% of 35)
LAL availability going into 2/10 · back-to-backOUT Dončić missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 2/03, returns tonight: 17 min (157% of 11)
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 25 min since (71% of 35)
LAL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 2/03 after 19, 25 min since (71% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/10 after 4, 17 min since (157% of 11)
LAL availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Dončić missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 38 min (106% of 36)
OUT Ayton missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 28 min (100% of 27)
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/10 after 4, 17 min since (157% of 11)
NEW Kleber 10 to 17 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 2/20 after 4, 38 min since (106% of 36)
BACK Ayton back 2/20 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 27)
LAL availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 2/20 after 4, 35 min since (98% of 36)
BACK Ayton back 2/20 after 2, 26 min since (95% of 27)
SAS availability going into 2/01 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 26 min since (83% of 32)
SAS availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 26 min since (84% of 32)
SAS availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 26 min since (83% of 32)
SAS availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 6 since 1/25, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 13)
NEW Barnes 22 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Barnes 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Bryant 11 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 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 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 21 and James at 21 a game. Without Dončić (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Castle at 22 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-7 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the arc, San Antonio at 36 percent from three to the Lakers' 31. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/03 @ BKN 125-109 — LAL notes
LAL won 125-109. LAL shot 54% (46 of 85) to BKN's 48%, 7 of 31 from three, and went to the line 39 times to BKN's 14 — 26 points from the stripe to their 9. LAL turned it over 12 times to BKN's 20. L. James led with 25 (10 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Dončić added 24, LaRavia 18. The hinge was Q1, 45-23: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/05 vs PHI 119-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-115. LAL shot 56% (44 of 79) to PHI's 54%, 9 of 25 from three. LAL turned it over 22 times to PHI's 14, and PHI turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 42-28 for them. Reaves led with 35 (12 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); James added 17, Hachimura 14. The hinge was Q3, 34-28: the deficit went from 8 to 2, and the lead reached 16. LAL trailed 51-59 at the half and won the second half 68-56. Kleber was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/07 vs GSW 105-99 — LAL notes
LAL won 105-99. LAL shot 51% (35 of 69) to GSW's 42%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 30 times to GSW's 11 — 24 points from the stripe to their 7. LAL turned it over 22 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 16 steals. James led with 20 (6 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Hachimura added 18, Reaves 16. The hinge was Q3, 38-29: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. LAL trailed 41-42 at the half and won the second half 64-57. Kleber was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/09 vs OKC 110-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-119. LAL shot 50% (42 of 84) to OKC's 48%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line 23 times to OKC's 29. James led with 22 (9 of 17, 0 of 4 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Smart added 19, Reaves 16. Q3 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-77 against them. Reaves's -14 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs SAS 108-136 — LAL notes
LAL lost 108-136. LAL shot 48% (41 of 85) to SAS's 57%, 11 of 25 from three. LAL turned it over 18 times to SAS's 12, and SAS turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 34-45 against them. Kennard led with 14 (5 of 8, 1 of 3 from three); Timme added 14, Hayes 13. Q4 was theirs, 27-21, the deficit cut from 34 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 115-81 against them. LaRavia's -31 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs DAL — 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 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. Without Dončić (3 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Flagg at 29 and Marshall at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 18 times a game to Dallas's 10 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 116 a night to Dallas's 123. Call it the Lakers 119, Dallas 113.
2/20 vs LAC — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 22 and Reaves at 21 a game. Without Dončić (4 straight), Ayton (2 straight). 7 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Mathurin at 21 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 18 times a game to the Clippers' 12 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and the Clippers minus-4. Call it the Lakers 114, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/22 vs BOS — 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 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to the Lakers' 116. Call it Boston 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/24 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 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bane at 29 and Banchero at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (3 straight), Suggs (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it Orlando 115, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/01 vs ORL 112-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 112-103. SAS shot 50% (41 of 82) to ORL's 44%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 32 times to ORL's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 48-34 for them. Wembanyama led with 25 (7 of 13, 0 of 4 from three, 11 of 15 at the line); Vassell added 16, Harper 15. The hinge was Q1, 37-21: from level to 16 ahead. SAS trailed 60-61 at the half and won the second half 52-42. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/04 vs OKC 116-106 — SAS notes
SAS won 116-106. SAS shot 45% (45 of 101) to OKC's 40%, 14 of 42 from three, and went to the line 20 times to OKC's 14 — 12 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 63-46 for them. Johnson led with 25 (10 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); Wembanyama added 22, Fox 15. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/05 @ DAL 135-123 — SAS notes
SAS won 135-123. SAS shot 51% (48 of 95) to DAL's 48%, 17 of 41 from three. Wembanyama led with 29 (9 of 14, 5 of 9 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Barnes added 19, Castle 18. The hinge was Q4, 36-27: a lead of 3 became 12. Castle was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/07 vs DAL 138-125 — SAS notes
SAS won 138-125. SAS shot 56% (55 of 99) to DAL's 44%, 14 of 35 from three. SAS turned it over 16 times to DAL's 7, and DAL turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 52-41 for them. Castle led with 40 (15 of 19, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Vassell added 17, Wembanyama 16. The hinge was Q3, 33-24: a lead of 14 became 23, and the lead reached 28. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/10 @ LAL 136-108 — SAS notes
SAS won 136-108. SAS shot 57% (52 of 92) to LAL's 48%, 13 of 33 from three. SAS turned it over 12 times to LAL's 18. The glass went 45-34 for them. Wembanyama led with 40 (13 of 20, 4 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Bryant added 16, Harper 15. The hinge was Q1, 47-30: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/11 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Santos at 16 and Moody at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (4 straight), Cryer (7 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-12 a night and Golden State minus-5 and the line, where San Antonio takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it San Antonio 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
2/19 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 7 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brooks at 22 and Williams at 13 a game. Without Allen (3 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-1 and the line, where San Antonio takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 15. Call it San Antonio 120, Phoenix 112.
2/21 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 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 124, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 21 free throws a game; Carter at 15 and Raynaud at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without LaVine (4 straight), Hunter (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 36 percent from three to Sacramento's 27 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 124. Call it San Antonio 125, Sacramento 108, San Antonio by 17.
2/23 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Reed at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Stewart (3 straight), Huerter (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 100 a night to San Antonio's 112. Call it Detroit 116, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBB B. Biyombo
CB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LK L. Kornet
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
LALAT A. Thiero
BJ B. James
CM C. Mañon
DK D. Knecht
DT D. Timme
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
KB K. Bufkin
LK L. Kennard
MK M. Kleber
MA Manon
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
Victor Wembanyama scores 37 of 40 in 1st half, leading Spurs to 136-108 win over short-handed Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- — Victor Wembanyama scored 37 of his season high-tying 40 points in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs ' fifth straight victory, 136-108 over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Wembanyama had the highest-scoring first half in the NBA this season and the highest-scoring half by a Spurs player in the 21st century while going 12 of 17 from the field with three 3-pointers against a Lakers lineup missing Luka Doncic , LeBron James and Austin Reaves .
Wembanyama played only the first eight minutes of the second half with the Spurs far ahead in their 10th win in 13 games.
The French big man became the third player in the past 50 seasons to score at least 40 points while playing 27 minutes or fewer. He also had 12 rebounds.
Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart also sat out for the Lakers on the second night of a brutal back-to-back set against the Western Conference’s top two teams . Doncic and Smart are injured, while James, Reaves and Ayton are all managing health concerns.
After winning the opening tip, Wembanyama scored 17 points in the first 4:15 on 5-for-5 shooting. He had 25 points before checking out with four minutes left in the Spurs' 47-point first quarter, and he added 12 more in the second.
Carter Bryant scored a career-high 16 points and Dylan Harper had 15 for the Spurs.
Luke Kennard and Drew Timme scored 14 points apiece for the Lakers. Bronny James had 12 points and six assists.
Spurs guard Stephon Castle had seven assists before leaving with a bruised pelvis after blocking Rui Hachimura 's shot and falling hard with 4:10 left in the first half.
James missed his 18th game of his 23rd NBA season , disqualifying him from making his 22nd straight appearance on the All-NBA teams.
NBA scoring leader Doncic missed his third straight game with a hamstring strain.
Up next Spurs: At Golden State on Wednesday night.