Los Angeles Lakers (6-4, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (6-6, 10th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -2.5; over/under is 230.5
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays the Los Angeles Lakers after Victor Wembanyama scored 50 points in the San Antonio Spurs' 139-130 victory against the Washington Wizards.
San Antonio went 22-60 overall and 14-37 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Spurs averaged 112.1 points per game last season, 51.4 in the paint, 15.4 off of turnovers and 15.6 on fast breaks.
Los Angeles went 47-35 overall and 27-25 in Western Conference games during the 2023-24 season. The Lakers averaged 118.0 points per game while allowing opponents to score 117.4 last season.
INJURIES: Spurs: Tre Jones: out (ankle), Jeremy Sochan: out (thumb).
Lakers: Jaxson Hayes: day to day (ankle), Jalen Hood-Schifino: day to day (groin), Jarred Vanderbilt: out (foot), Christian Wood: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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