Furious! James rushed into the court to find the referee! Ayton was not afraid of Bunyama, Doncic scored 35+9+13+5

The Lakers faced the Spurs at home, with James and Reeves absent. Lakers starting lineup: Laravia, Rui Hachimura, Ayton, Smart, Doncic! Spurs starting lineup: Champagne, Barnes, Vembanyama, Vassell, Castle!

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Spurs turned away and Smart committed a first-level flagrant foul. The Spurs led 10-3 by 7 points. Wenban made a big block under the basket, and the Lakers made consecutive free throws to narrow the point difference. The Spurs scored two three-pointers in a row and entered the timeout 16-10. After the timeout, Castle made a foul and made a free throw, and Sohan made his first appearance of the season. After Doncic's free throw, the Spurs still had three points, but after Smith scored, the Spurs immediately paused. Back to the game, the scores of the two teams increased alternately. Sohan scored in one stop. In the first quarter, the Spurs led 29-26 by 3 points.

During the second quarter when both sides were rotating their lineups, Keldon played very well and helped the Spurs slightly widen the point difference, but the Lakers also made more efforts to hold on. Wenban Yama's tomahawk dunk. But the referee frantically called a foul on the Spurs, and Ayton caught up to 1 point after making a free throw. Vassell and Barnes hit consecutive three-pointers, but after Wenban went down, Ayton had everything he wanted in the paint and entered a timeout at 43-40. After the timeout, Doncic scored in a misplaced position, and then assisted Hachimura to hit a three-pointer for the Lakers to take the lead. The two teams were locked in a tough tug-of-war, constantly trading free throws. Before halftime, Wen Ban committed a foul at the buzzer. The Lakers wanted to challenge the referee but failed. The Lakers led 60-59 by 1 point.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. In the third quarter, Ayton scored, and Redick decisively challenged the Lakers for a shooting foul. Wenbanyama ignored Ayton and Doncic and dunked. Barnes hit a three-pointer. After Doncic responded with a three-pointer, he assisted Ayton again and took off for an alley-oop dunk. The 72-level tie entered a timeout. Back in the game, Barnes fouled and made two free throws, and then hit a three-pointer to give the Spurs a 4-point lead. Vanderbilt hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and Wenbanyama was fouled and made consecutive free throws. The Spurs, led by Castle, hit a climax and took the lead to 10 points. Hayes stopped the bleeding with an alley-oop, but the Spurs continued to shoot free throws, and Smart also received a technical foul. The Lakers also kept making free throws. At the end of the three quarters, the Spurs led 96-88 by 8 points.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Laravia made the first mid-range shot. Wenban was replaced by Smart for the 5th foul. Waters hit a three-pointer. Doncic assisted Hayes for an alley-oop 2+1! After that, the scores of both sides increased alternately. Ayton scored from a throw under the basket to catch up to 97-103, and the Spurs called timeout. After the timeout, Sohan hit a three-pointer and Doncic made a foul free throw. After Ayton blocked the block, Doncic counterattacked and hit Hachimura with a three-pointer. The Lakers caught up with only 2 points. The Spurs had another timeout, and then the competition between the two sides became fierce. Smart got the offensive rebound and scored the tie, and Wenbanyama immediately responded. Doncic made a big three-point lead, Wenban Yama graduated with 6 fouls, and the Spurs failed to challenge. After Ayton made two free throws, the Lakers successfully challenged out of bounds. Hachimura took a free throw lead to 4 points. The Spurs fouled after attacking, but failed to score three consecutive points. Smart made a mistake when he served off the line at the last moment, giving the Spurs 0.4 seconds. Champany was fouled on an alley-oop, but missed two free throws, and Kelden missed a tip-in at the buzzer. It was a pity that he lost.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 118-116 at home. Let's take a look at the specific performance of the players!

is furious! James rushed into the court to find the referee

During the Spurs' last attack in the first half, Wenbanyama overturned Van Der Biao, and Redick challenged, but the referee said that it was more than 30 seconds and could not challenge. Redick was so angry that he chased the referee and yelled at him. James was even more furious and rushed into the court to argue with the referee! But the referee just refused to challenge.

The intention is obvious. If Wenban is called for an offensive foul, then he committed 4 fouls in the first half, so the referee cannot call it anyway and forcefully protect it.

Ayton is not afraid of Wenban

is also the top pick. Ayton is not afraid of Wenban Yama today. In the first half, he made 4 of 7 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal.

In the third quarter, Ayton was eating all sorts of cakes again, scoring 6 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter. Ayton continued to be tough in the final quarter. He played 33 minutes in the game, making 9 of 13 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 22 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.

Trapped in fouls, Wenban Yama 19+8+3

In the first half, Wenban Yama was trapped in fouls, shooting 3 of 8, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and only scored 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

But starting from the third quarter, he picked up significantly on both offense and defense, helping the Spurs win by 9 points in a single quarter. But at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he was replaced with 5 fouls, and at the last moment, he left the game with 6 fouls.

Wunbanyama played 33 minutes in the game, shooting 5 of 14 from the field, 9 of 11 free throws, and only scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Doncic scored 35+9+13+5

With James and Reeves away, Doncic had to do it himself. He played 12 minutes in the first quarter, shooting 4 of 11 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 7 free throws. He scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

In the first half, Doncic made 6 of 14 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 8 of 11 free throws. He scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks, with a plus-minus of +2.

Doncic did not contribute much in the third quarter, and the Lakers were overtaken by the Spurs. However, he returned in the final quarter and led the team to a successful comeback. In the whole game, Doncic played 42 minutes, making 9 of 27 shots, 4 of 11 three-pointers, 13 of 17 free throws, scoring 35 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks.

This is the 55th time in Doncic's career that he scored 20+5+5 in the half, the most since statistics were collected in the 1997-98 season.