The Los Angeles Lakers lost in blowout fashion to the San Antonio Spurs, 138-110.
This marked the final game under the Staples Center name before the building switches to Crypto.com Arena, but L.A. failed to send the historic name off in a good manner.
San Antonio’s bench made the impact immediately, and Los Angeles couldn’t claw back into the game once trailing by double-digits.
LeBron James had 23 points at the half to carry the Lakers and finished with 36. Russell Westbrook erupted in the third quarter and ended the game with 30 points, but the duo didn’t receive enough help to win the game.
Keita Bates-Diop, in particular, stole the show. He scored 30 points off the bench on 11-of-11 shooting. Lonnie Walker IV added 21 points off the bench, while the Lakers didn’t have any reserves hit double-figures in points.
Here is how the Lakers, now 16-17, graded individually from the embarrassing loss:
