"It was just a play,"
"We really got to look ourselves in the mirror and figure out what we're gonna do. We're going to lay down and get punked or we're going to fight back. And I'm not the one that's going to lay down and get punked."
"All I can do is control how I prepare,"
LeBron James delivered an emphatic one-handed dunk that energized the crowd but did not prevent a 132-119 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The loss eliminated the Lakers from NBA Cup play and set up a regular-season game at Phoenix on Sunday at 5 p.m. PST. The Lakers are 17-7 and went 2-3 during a five-game stretch against teams with winning records, with a plus-1.5 scoring margin ranking 15th in the NBA. The team’s last three losses averaged a 16.3-point deficit. Marcus Smart returned from a back injury to score a season-high 26 points, shooting 8-for-13 from three in 27 minutes, marking his highest three-point total since Jan. 5, 2024.
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