Victor Wembanyama scored 37 of his 40 factors within the first half, Carter Bryant added 16 factors off the bench and the visiting San Antonio Spurs turned a quick begin right into a dominating 135-108 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Dylan Harper scored 15 factors and Harrison Barnes added 11 because the Spurs matched a season excessive with their fifth consecutive victory. Stephon Fortress had seven assists in 12 minutes earlier than he departed after sustaining a pelvic contusion within the second quarter and didn’t return.
Wembanyama additionally had 12 rebounds whereas going 13 of 20 from the ground and left for good within the third quarter with the sport properly in hand.
The Spurs gained the season sequence 3-1 over the Lakers, who had been lacking Luka Doncic (hamstring), LeBron James (foot), Austin Reaves (calf) Deandre Ayton (knee) and Marcus Sensible (ankle).
Drew Timme and Luke Kennard every scored 14 factors for the Lakers, who’ve misplaced consecutive video games for the primary time since Jan. 15-17. Bronny James had a season-high 12 factors in 25 minutes for Los Angeles.
Whereas Doncic missed his third consecutive sport, James and Reaves had been out on the second evening of a back-to-back.
The Spurs had been aggressive from the bounce, taking a 14-4 lower than three minutes into the sport and main 47-30 after one quarter. It tied the franchise report for first-quarter factors, with the Spurs final doing it in 1993.
San Antonio led by as many as 30 factors within the second quarter and took an 84-55 lead into halftime. It was the second highest scoring first half in franchise historical past and probably the most ever scored in opposition to the Lakers in any half in franchise historical past.
Wembanyama departed for good with 4:13 remaining within the third after scoring his fortieth level on a 3-pointer that gave the Spurs a 100-68 lead.
The Spurs shot 63.8% from the ground within the first half and 56.5% within the sport. The Lakers had been capturing 44.7% on the half and completed the sport at 48.2%.
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