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Stephon Castle led the Spurs to a 132-119 win with 30 points and 10 rebounds as seven San Antonio players scored in double figures. Luka Dončić paced the Lakers with 35 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Austin Reaves has to score for this version of the Lakers to beat a team like the San Antonio Spurs. He has to score because they can’t stop anyone.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves made no excuses for his second straight subpar game, and JJ Redick feels he'll turn it around soon.
Marcus Smart returned to practice Tuesday and is going to try and play in Wednesday's NBA Cup game vs. the Spurs after missing the last six games with a back injury.
Lakers have major Austin Reaves, LeBron James problem, writer believes originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers have lost two of their last three games after defeating the Toronto Raptors last Thursday.
Marcus Smart rejoined Los Angeles Lakers practice Tuesday after missing six straight games with a back injury, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin.
When Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic missed last week's Raptors game, he had a good reason: he became a girl dad for a second time. Doncic joked about being a father of two girls after the Lakers' 112-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Maybe it’s last season’s sad first-round playoff exit, or maybe it’s the memory of what the Thunder did to them last month in a 121-92 blowout, the Lakers have their doubters.