LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama duel as Lakers beat Spurs

In a matchup NBA star LeBron James propels the Lakers to beat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.

LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama duel as Lakers beat Spurs

Tosin Abayomi 09:05 - 24.02.2024

In a matchup NBA star LeBron James propels the Lakers to beat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 123-118, their seventh win in nine games, led by LeBron James with 30 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds and Anthony Davis with 28 points and 13 rebounds.

Victor Wembanyama played his first away game against the Lakers with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists.

The French rookie phenom put up 16 points in a commanding first quarter, but Davis responded to the challenge of his fellow No. 1 overall pick by playing well in the following two quarters as the Lakers held onto their lead.

In a back-to-back set, Davis missed the entire second game's fourth quarter due to injury.

Jaxson Hayes filled in admirably against Wembanyama as the Lakers easily won their 12th in 18 games.

In a matchup NBA star LeBron James propels the Lakers to beat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.
In a matchup NBA star LeBron James propels the Lakers to beat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.

In the last four minutes, San Antonio went on a 17-5 run to significantly reduce the final deficit.

Rui Hachimura scored 17 points and D'Angelo Russell scored 22 points on his 28th birthday for the Lakers, who have been playing well lately but haven't been able to move up to ninth place in the Western Conference rankings.

Despite playing in the All-Star Game in between, James missed the Lakers' previous two games to rest his ailing ankle, but he returned strong.

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