The Los Angeles Lakers continued to ride the wave of momentum after Saturday’s win as they demolished the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night behind a hot-shooting night from their leader and star, LeBron James, in a 129-102 win.
James had a game-high 36 points on 12-20 shooting, including 6 for 9 from the 3-point line to go with nine assists and seven rebounds. James did most of his work from the 3-point line early in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers pull away in the win.
James hit five 3-pointers in a span of 3:30 to begin the fourth quarter for the Lakers, helping push themselves far away from the Spurs in the game. James even hit a 3-pointer on three straight possessions to accumulate nine points in 52 seconds. San Antonio had done a solid job of staying within a run’s distance but LeBron’s five 3-pointers were too much for the Spurs to overcome.
After his fifth 3-pointer, the Lakers bench mobbed LeBron. Altogether the Lakers shot 59% from the field and 42.3% from the 3-point line.
Anthony Davis had 18 points while Kyle Kuzma had a nice night with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan had a nice night for the Spurs in his hometown of Los Angeles with 28 points but he didn’t have enough help for San Antonio to withstand LeBron’s incredible 3-point barrage.
Up next for the Lakers is the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 6 and a game on Thursday night against the Houston Rockets.
