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2-MIN READ They Love LA: Spurs Snaps Lakers 4-game Winning Streak A trip to Los Angeles proved to be just what the San Antonio Spurs needed to snap out of an earlyseason slump. FOLLOW US ON: LOS ANGELES: A trip to Los Angeles proved to be just what the San Antonio Spurs needed to snap out of an early-season slump. Two nights after beating the Clippers to snap a four-game losing streak, the Spurs picked up another win at Staples Center on Thursday, this time defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 118...

Davis, James lead Lakers to another win over Spurs Anthony Davis had 35 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James added 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 on Friday night. The Canadian Press LeBron James , The Canadian Press SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Lakers know they are not always going to feel or play like the defending league champions. Anthony Davis had 35 points and 11...

Dejounte Murray broke out in a valiant but losing effort against the defending champions Share this story Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images This year has been so crazy that it feels like there have been four NBA seasons: Pre-Rudy Gobert (a.k.a, the COVID shutdown, or Normal), The Last Dance, The Bubble, and Post Bubble Pre-Normal. During the first three parts of the year, the Spurs weren’t impressive, missing the playoffs for the first time in 23 years in the process, but despite a tough o...

Spurs scrap, make history, then drop 1st of series to Lakers Share this story Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images Becky Hammon became the first woman to coach a regular season NBA game, in case you only take away one thing from last night’s 121-107 loss to the Lakers. Like many of her career accomplishments it is both something to be celebrated and normalized, and I imagine better writers around the internet will strike that balance on Thursday as they unpack the real news of the day. Here ...

What We Learned from the Spurs loss to the Lakers Share this story Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images I will go to my grave believing that the Spurs lost this game at the 5:40 mark of the 1st quarter when Jakob Poeltl got his 2nd foul. I will be bouncing my little granddaughter, Ophelia, on my knee and telling her, “O, if Jak doesn’t get that second foul early then I think we really had those boys in a corner that night.” In her youthful ignorance, she’ll probably say something like �...

Dallas Mavericks Losses: Seth Curry, Delon Wright, J.J. Barea, Courtney Lee, Justin Jackson 2019-20 Record: 43-32, lost in Western Conference first round Analysis: The Dallas Mavericks returned to the NBA playoffs in 2020 for the first time following a three-year absence. It looks like it will be a while before Dallas misses out on the postseason again. A young team led by burgeoning MVP candidate Luka Doncic and still-a-unicorn Kristaps Porzingis is set up for success for years to come. For th...

Southwest Division Preview: The Spurs attempt to juggle playoff aspirations and an under-the-radar rebuild Share this story Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images With the shortest offseason in league history behind them and the first of three preseason games in the books, the Spurs are a little more than one week away from officially returning to the hardwood. Although most of the Southwest Division attempted to improve their rosters by making significant splashes in the trade market or fr...