SAN ANTONIO — Without Victor Wembanyama due to injury, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-119 on the road and punched their ticket to the NBA Cup Semifinals 2025. Stephon Castle led the team with 30 points and 10 rebounds.

De'Aaron Fox had 20 points and three assists, and Dylan Harper finished with 13 points. Keldon Johnson scored 17, and Julian Champagnie had 16 and seven rebounds. Harrison Barnes added 16 points and three rebounds.

The Spurs are 18-7 and will next face the Thunder on Saturday night in Las Vegas for the NBA Cup West Semifinals.

Here's a sample of what the Spurs and Lakers said after the game.

SPURS

Mitch Johnson:

"I thought our competitive response was good, and then obviously a team like that's going to make runs, and they have a lot of ways to

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