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The San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday, Dec. 10 in a 132-119 victory in the final game of the NBA Cup quarterfinals. San Antonio had seven different players reach double figures in scoring, but guard Stephon Castle posted a 30-point double-double with 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick took a subtle shot at NBA officials after his team's ugly win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
Stephon Castle led the Spurs to a 132-119 win with 30 points and 10 rebounds as seven San Antonio players scored in double figures. Luka Dončić paced the Lakers with 35 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 15 rebounds.
The Phoenix Suns, coming off a 49-point loss to Oklahoma City in NBA Cup quarterfinals, rallied from 20 down but lost late to the Lakers.
A funny moment during the Lakers vs Suns game went viral, where Luka Doncic gave a playful reaction to the camera around the Lakers reporter.
Devin Booker is QUESTIONABLE to make his return after missing the last three games with a groin injury, while the Lakers will be without their second leading scorer, Austin Reaves, who is expected to be out the next few games with a left calf strain.
The Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, Dec. 30, has been picked up by NBC Sports and Peacock.
The Los Angeles Lakers will play their next four away game as they were eliminated from the NBA Cup on Wednesday. Los Angeles will play the first game of the trip against the Phoenix Suns, a team they want to make amends with after the bad loss at home earlier this month.
PHOENIX — The ultimate achievement of Sunday’s 116-114 theatrical Phoenix Suns loss to the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t how they lost or even how they roared back inside the game’s chaos. It was how a rivalry going back decades has now been reignited to a peak temperature we haven’t seen in many years.