In the second period, the Lakers managed to stay in the game until a late run put San Antonio up by 13 at the intermission. According to oddsmakers fromonline sports book RealBet.eu, San Antonio is a 16-point favorite in Los Angeles while the over/under now sits at 198 points. The Spurs (38-6) secured their 13th consecutive win by mixing in a blend of their old (Manu Ginobili had 20 points) and new (newly minted All-Star Kawhi Leonard had 18 points).
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The Lakers are back at it again Saturday, travelling to play the Trail Blazers in Portland in the second half of a back-to-back. The ticket stubs for this game carried a photo of Bryant from that night.
But all the focus centered on Bryant, who did not seem to surprise Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on his record-setting night 10 years ago.
“He was on it”, Russell said of Ginobili’s performance.
Point guard Stephen Curry buried 48- and 60-footers, only one of which counted, in a 39-point, triple-double performance, helping the Warriors sweep the two-game season series from the Pacers for the first time since 2000-01.
With the core consisting of young players such as Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle and D’Angelo Russell, there is a bright future for the Lakers if they can keep this group, but at the moment, their journey is all about the farewell of Kobe Bryant.
The Spurs are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games in Los Angeles and are 8-3-1 in their last 12 games versus the Lakers overall. You’ve got to be in tip-top shape to be able to do it, too. Guard Danny Green contributed 12 points, all of them coming on three-pointers, and point guard Tony Parker chipped in 10 points.
DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Toronto Raptors extended their season-best winning streak to seven games on Friday with a 101-81 victory over the Miami Heat. “So to get more opportunity to play agianst him would be really good”.
The Lakers may have a bit of hope, however, because LaMarcus Aldridge will be sitting out tonight with back spasms.
Lakers: Rookie F Larry Nance Jr. missed his third straight game with a sore right knee….
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“After the games, I’m annoyed by the losses”, Lakers coach Byron Scott said.
