The Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs by a final score of 122-119, but Lakers head coach Darvin Ham wasn’t happy with how his team finished the game.
The Lakers were outscored by the Spurs 45-30 in the fourth quarter.
“We got to add common sense to our talent,” Ham said after the Lakers-Spurs game. “It’s not so much about who we’re playing, what their record is. It’s about us and the way we want to represent ourselves every time we step out on the floor: trying to get better, trying to build winning habits and be consistent at those winning habits. So, we’re fortunate to get that W.”
The Lakers played without LeBron James, who didn’t play because of soreness in his left calf. Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 37 points while shooting 13-of-23 from the field, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 9-of-12 from the free-throw line.
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“Giving my team a chance to win,” Davis said after the Lakers beat the Spurs. “I know when I’m on the floor playing, my team has a higher chance of winning than me being out because of my presence defensively and my presence offensively. We’re trying to win basketball games.”
The Lakers improved to 15-10 after beating the Spurs, who dropped to 3-20.
“Whenever you can get a win in this league against whoever, you have to be thankful,” Ham said. “But that said, there’s a lot of things we can take away that we know good damn well we need to get better at.”
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The Lakers and Spurs play again on Friday. LeBron is expected to play in that game.
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