SAN ANTONIO – Anthony Davis had 19 points and 14 rebounds, LeBron James finished with 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-101 on Wednesday night.

Rookie Dalton Knecht had 20 points on 4-for-10 shooting from long range as the Lakers fell for three games.

Victor Wembanyama had 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Spurs ended their four-game winning streak. Harrison Barnes added 19 points and Julian Champagnie scored 18.

Los Angeles led by as many as 15 points in the first half before San Antonio cut the deficit to eight points. Los Angeles’ Austin Reaves capped the rally by hitting a 3-pointer against Wembanyama as the first half expired, giving the Lakers a 58-47 lead.

San Antonio guard Devin Vassell scored 14 points in his return from a five-game absence due to a bruised left knee.

Takeaways

Lakers: James shot 2 for 9 and scored four points in the first half. He scored 12 points in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter, while shooting 4-for-5.

Spurs: Vassell is the first player in Spurs history to make 450 three-pointers in his first 250 career games.

Key moment

After the Spurs cut the deficit to four points, Knecht hit a floater in the lane, stole a pass from Wembanyama and fired the ball downfield to Davis, who scored an uncontested dunk that gave the Lakers a 73-63 lead.

Key statistics

The Spurs had won 14 of 18 third quarters this season. The Lakers outscored San Antonio 34-30 and extended their lead to 92-77 early in the fourth period.

Next

The Lakers host Oklahoma City in the NBA Cup on Friday. The Spurs are in Sacramento on Sunday.

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