Los Angeles Lakers 115, San Antonio Spurs 129 — Recap

December 15, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 115, San Antonio Spurs 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 22-42 SAS; Q2 LAL 40-27 SAS; Q3 LAL 25-29 SAS; Q4 LAL 28-31 SAS.

Top performers (box score): Devin Vassell (SAS) 36 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Rui Hachimura (LAL) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-15 shooting; Keldon Johnson (SAS) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAS

Devin Vassell

36 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 12-19 FG

Scoring · LAL

LeBron James

23 PTS, 7 REB, 14 AST, 2 3PM · 7-17 FG

Scoring · LAL

Austin Reaves

22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 8-18 FG

Season highs

Devin Vassell · Season-high 36 pointsLeBron James · Season-high 14 assistsMalaki Branham · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAL	22	40	25	28		115
SAS	42	27	29	31		129

🧮 How They Scored

LALSAS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.3%Effective FG%59.1%

6.6%Turnover %8.1%

17.5%Offensive rebound %24.3%

0.263Free-throw rate0.232

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
LeBron James F	36	23	7	14	2	—	2	7-17	2-6	7-10	-28
Taurean Prince F	36	12	3	1	1	1	1	5-10	2-6	—	-19
Austin Reaves G	34	22	7	4	—	—	2	8-18	4-10	2-2	-8
Rui Hachimura F	34	20	5	4	—	1	—	8-15	0-5	4-5	+1
Max Christie G	23	2	—	1	—	—	1	1-6	0-1	—	-25
Jaxson Hayes C	20	8	7	—	1	1	—	3-4	—	2-3	-13
Jarred Vanderbilt F	13	—	5	1	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	-2
Colin Castleton C	5	6	1	1	—	—	—	3-3	—	—	+6

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Vassell G-F	35	36	6	3	1	1	1	12-19	5-10	7-7	+20
Malaki Branham F	33	12	4	8	1	1	—	5-8	2-3	—	+18
Keldon Johnson F	31	17	2	6	—	—	2	6-16	3-8	2-2	+4
Victor Wembanyama F-C	31	13	15	5	2	2	2	5-13	1-2	2-3	+19
Jeremy Sochan F	27	11	8	2	1	1	1	5-10	0-3	1-1	+21
Zach Collins F-C	19	16	6	1	—	—	1	5-9	1-2	5-6	-1
Doug McDermott F	17	6	1	—	—	—	1	2-4	2-4	—	-2
Julian Champagnie F	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-8
Sandro Mamukelashvili F	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	-3
Blake Wesley G	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LeBron James	Bench	36	23	53.7	28.2	-38.1	16.5
Austin Reaves	Bench	34	22	58.3	26.6	-15.1	11.3
Rui Hachimura	Bench	34	20	58.1	21.8	-2.0	12.2
Taurean Prince	Bench	36	12	60.0	13.1	-26.7	5.2
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	20	8	75.2	10.9	-24.7	7.4
Colin Castleton	Bench	5	6	100.0	25.0	+40.2	21.3
Max Christie	Bench	23	2	16.7	13.2	-47.2	-3.1
Anthony Davis	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	13	—	0.0	10.3	-3.0	-1.6

San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Vassell	Bench	35	36	81.5	28.0	+28.8	20.9
Keldon Johnson	Bench	31	17	50.4	25.7	+6.2	6.6
Zach Collins	Bench	19	16	68.7	28.9	-2.6	13.7
Victor Wembanyama	Bench	31	13	45.4	21.9	+28.8	12.5
Malaki Branham	Bench	33	12	75.0	10.5	+29.4	10.8
Jeremy Sochan	Bench	27	11	52.7	17.7	+39.9	10.5
Doug McDermott	Bench	17	6	75.0	11.9	-11.5	3.4
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Bench	2	3	150.0	25.0	-75.0	25.0
Tre Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Champagnie	Bench	9	—	0.0	10.0	-37.9	-6.1
Blake Wesley	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-75.0	8.3