San Antonio visits the Los Angeles Lakers after Stephon Castle scored 40 points in the Spurs’ 138-125 victory against the Dallas Mavericks. Tuesday’s meeting will be…
San Antonio Spurs (36-16, second in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (32-20, fifth in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 pm EST
BETMGM SPORTS BETTING LINE: Spurs -8.5; plus/minus is 229.5
In summary: San Antonio visits the Los Angeles Lakers after Stephon Castle scored 40 points in the Spurs’ 138-125 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
The Lakers are 21-13 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference with 116.0 points on 49.9% shooting from the field.
The Spurs are 22-13 against conference opponents. San Antonio averages 117.6 points and has outscored its opponents by 5.4 points per game.
The Lakers score 116.0 points per game, 3.8 more points than the 112.2 the Spurs allow. The Spurs are shooting 47.5% from the field, 1.0% less than the 48.5% the Lakers’ opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Spurs won the last meeting 107-91 on January 8. Keldon Johnson scored 27 points to help the Spurs to victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: LeBron James averages 21.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura averages 12.3 points in the last 10 games.
De’Aaron Fox is averaging 19.5 points and 6.2 assists for the Spurs. Victor Wembanyama is averaging 22.5 points and 11.8 rebounds and shooting 48.1% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 6-4, averaging 114.9 points, 40.5 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.5 blocks per game on 51.0% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points per game.
Spurs: 7-3, averaging 116.8 points, 46.5 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 6.9 steals and 7.9 blocks per game on 48.5% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.1 points.
INJURIES: Lakers: Luka Doncic: out (hamstring), Adou Thiero: out (knee).
Spurs: Lindy Waters III: Out (knee).
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