The Lakers went into their Sunday afternoon game against the San Antonio Spurs with a sense of urgency following a humiliating blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center on Friday, a setback that prompted Anthony Davis to blast his team in postgame comments\u00a0 L.A. laboured to put away the Spurs, but won for the first time in over a week, defeating San Antonio 114-106 to improve to 8-6 on the season.<\/p>\n
Davis, who began at the centre, led the way with 27 points in the first half, a new season-high for a Laker in a single half. He finished with 34 points\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>14-24\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shooting,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>15\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rebounds,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>6\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assists,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>confirming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>edge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>showed <\/span><\/span>following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Friday\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>setback. Davis did not have as many opportunities <\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>second\u00a0<\/span>half\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Spurs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>frequently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>double\u00a0<\/span><\/span>team\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>way,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>still\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helped\u00a0<\/span>facilitate <\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offence, <\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attention\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>garnered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helped\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guys\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Malik\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Monk\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wayne\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ellington\u00a0<\/span><\/span>open\u00a0<\/span>up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>three-pointers. <\/span><\/span>Off\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bench,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Monk\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ellington\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>scoring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>boost,<\/span><\/span> Ellington had the type of game Lakers were hoping for when they <\/span><\/span>brought\u00a0<\/span>him\u00a0<\/span>back,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>going\u00a0<\/span><\/span>5 of 8 from the field with all the 5 makes coming in as 3 pointers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Frank Vogel finally made a change in the starting lineup, replacing Kent Bazemore, DeAndre Jordan, and the injured LeBron James with Avery Bradley, Carmelo Anthony, and Talen Horton-Tucker, who made his season debut after missing the previous two seasons due to a thumb injury. The 20-year-old made an immediate impact on both sides of the floor, as several of his trademark acrobatic basket finishes came after the Spurs had cut their advantage to a single possession late in the fourth quarter, and his defence kept San Antonio slightly off balance when he was on the court. He shot 7-14 from the field for 17 points.<\/p>\n Total Team Win @AntDavis23<\/a>: 34 pts, 15 reb, 6 ast@Thortontucker<\/a>: 17 pts@AhmadMonk<\/a>: 16 pts@WayneEllington<\/a>: 15 pts (5\/7 3P) @carmeloanthony<\/a>: 15 pts@russwest44<\/a>: 14 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast \u2014 Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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