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San Antonio Spurs
8-2 overall · 4-0 on the road
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9-2 overall · 5-1 at home
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The Lakers lead the NBA in offensive rating (120.4), and the Spurs rank 4th in defensive rating (106.0). Strength against strength: something has to give.

League average is 110.9, so the Lakers are 9.4 above it. Luka Doncic leads them with 40.1 points a game on 67.9% true shooting.

Victor WembanyamaTop scorer · SAS
Luka DoncicTop scorer · LAL
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Season before this game (SAS 10 games, LAL 11). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SASLAL
Scoring
118.46th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
121.91st · Top 5
108.18th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
114.519th · Average
+10.33rd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+7.57th · Above avg
Efficiency
114.77th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
120.41st · Top 5
106.04th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
111.616th · Average
+8.76th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+8.85th · Top 5
102.610th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
101.919th
Shooting
52.4%20th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
58.9%1st · Top 5
57.1%16th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
63.4%1st · Top 5
12.419th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.912th · Average
34.4%16th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
38.0%4th · Top 5
0.309th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.381st · Top 5
Defense
50.3%4th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.4%19th · Average
7.919th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
10.33rd · Top 5
7.01st · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.53rd · Top 5
Possessions
12.4%3rd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.9%24th · Below avg
28.9%12th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
28.4%14th · Average
48.53rd · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
40.329th · Bottom 5
26.910th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
23.527th · Bottom 5

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San Antonio Spurs
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Last 5: average margin +14.0 (season +10.3). Streak W8.

Los Angeles Lakers
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Last 5: average margin +10.2 (season +7.5). Streak W5.

Key players

San Antonio Spurs
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Victor WembanyamaF-C 29.112.03.060.0
Dylan HarperG 18.15.44.458.6
Stephon CastleG 15.35.95.050.5
De'Aaron FoxG 13.83.95.964.4
Los Angeles Lakers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Luka DoncicF-G 40.17.87.767.9
Austin ReavesG 25.33.44.665.3
Walker KesslerC 14.410.91.568.9
Ziaire WilliamsG-F 11.12.91.672.6

Injury report

San Antonio Spurs
Jayden Quaintance F · Right Knee Surgery · back ~12/3 Out
Tobias Harris F · Left Calf Strain · back ~11/11 Out
Devin Vassell G-F · Left Adductor Tightness · back ~11/9 Questionable
Los Angeles Lakers
Luka Doncic F-G · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day
Quentin Grimes G · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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