Luka Doncic amassed 35 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-116 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
Deandre Ayton contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Smart added 17 points as the Lakers rallied from a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit. Los Angeles won without Austin Reaves (groin) for the second consecutive game, while LeBron James (sciatica) has yet to play this season.
Doncic, who also tied a career high with five steals, hit a 3-pointer with 2:31 remaining to give the Lakers the lead for good at 113-112. Los Angeles made 5 of 6 free throws over the final 1:27.
The Spurs had a chance to tie the game inside the final second when Julian Champagnie was fouled by Jake LaRavi

Deadspin

Los Angeles Times Sports
WTOP Sports
Clutch Points NBA
Essentiallysports
KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas Sports
Newsday
The Babylon Bee
AlterNet
STAT News
The Daily Beast
The Rink Live
KMOV Crime