Defensively, the Lakers caused havoc and dictated the game with their physicality, pushing Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama away from the paint. Offensively, the ball popped, baskets almost always coming as result of crisp passing, the Lakers recapturing vibes that had evaporated during their three-game losing streak.

Rookie Dalton Knecht has 20 points in his return to the starting unit, Anthony Davis has 19 points and 14 rebounds and LeBron James has a triple-double as seven Lakers score in a double figures in

But facing LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the second game of a back-to-back is about as tough as it gets from a scheduling perspective – even if the Los Angeles Lakers were in the same boat. A low-energy San Antonio Spurs squad was outmatched all night as they lost to the Lakers,