The San Antonio Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, lost 18 consecutive games. Betting against them would have yielded over $24,000. The Lakers faced multiple injuries, including Anthony Davis and D'Angelo Russell. Despite being shorthanded, the Lakers played against the Spurs, with LeBron James in attendance. The Spurs led by 15 and 25 points in the game, ultimately snapping their losing streak. Victor Wembanyama had impressive stats in recent games. The game saw significant turnovers and steals, with the Spurs capitalizing on them. Devin Vassell had a standout performance against the Lakers, and the Spurs secured a win against the Lakers, ending their 18-game drought.
Victor Wembanyama shows restraint vs. LeBron James, Devin Vassell shines as Spurs snap 18-game losing streak https://t.co/N8d9c1Q6R3
Wemby in the last 4 games as the starting center in new lineup: 19.8 pts, 16.5 reb, 3.5 ast, 3.3 tos, 4.3 blk, 1.5 stl
The Lakers turned the ball over only 6 times. 5 of those 6 turnovers were b/c of Spurs steals. 83% of opp turnovers off Spurs steals, a new season high for SA The Spurs scored 16 points off those 6 LAL turnovers, also a season high 2.67 points per turnover
Wait. The Spurs lost 18 games in a row?
Spurs, up 15 on Lakers, are eight minutes away from snapping 18-game drought Will this constitute a ‘banner’ win?
That’s a new career high for Vassell… after eons of staying stuck under the 30-mark, he’s finally hit it.
LAL have missed 9 FT's to San Antonio's 2 misses, significant in a game they trail 93-85 with 2:24 left in the 3rd Q.
The Spurs have their 2nd 25-point lead of the season. The Spurs enter undefeated when leading by 25
The Spurs have led by 15 points in 29% of their games this season. SA enters 1-5 when leading by 15 points
Starters for Spurs vs Lakers 1 - Sochan vs Christie 2 - Branham vs Reaves 3 - Vassell vs Prince 4 - Keldon vs LeBron 5 - Wemby vs Hayes
The Lakers will go into their second match-up in three days against the Spurs quite shorthanded with Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell and Cam Reddish all out. @LakersSBN https://t.co/HN9rK9Mqc7
Lakers starters (with Russell, Reddish and Davis all out): Reaves, Christie, Prince, LeBron and Hayes
LeBron is in the building for Lakers/Spurs TONIGHT ‼️ Don't miss the Lakers clash against the Spurs on ESPN at 7:30pm/et! https://t.co/3GePrHuRbp
Injury report for Lakers for Friday: Davis - questionable (left adductor hip spasm) LeBron - questionable (left calf contusion) Prince - questionable (left knee soreness) Vanderbilt - probable (low back spasm) Vincent, Hood-Schifino, Lewis - OUT
The San Antonio Spurs and No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama have now lost 18 games in a row 🧐❌ If you started with $100, bet on every Spurs opponent ML and rolled it over, you'd be up over $24,000 during the streak