Anthony Davis had 30 points and 18 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-92 to win three straight games for the first time since the first week of January.
San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Johnes, left, and Los Angeles Lakers guard Patrick Beverley fight for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Los Angeles. – Anthony Davis had 30 points and 18 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-92 Sunday night to win three straight games for the first time since the first week of January.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich missed the game with an illness after feeling unwell shortly before tipoff. Assistant Brett Brown ran San Antonio's sideline in the absence of the 73-year-old Popovich, the winningest coach in NBA history and the Spurs' bench boss since 1996. Lonnie Walker scored 14 points against his former team for the Lakers, but Los Angeles is being led by Davis, the oft-injured big man whose arrival led directly to the franchise's 17th championship in 2020. He had missed about half of the Lakers' games since raising the trophy, but he has capitalized on a stretch of good health to lead Los Angeles back from its miserable start to the season.
Davis scored 18 points in the first quarter, giving him 34 in the Lakers' past two quarters of play after his outstanding finish to LA's victory over Detroit on Friday night. Reaves then completed the highest-scoring half of his NBA career while the Lakers took a 66-48 lead to halftime.Spurs: Poeltl sat out with soreness in his right knee. The Utah product had been the only player to appear in every Spurs game this season. ...
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