San Antonio hosts Los Angeles, looks to stop home skid

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Los Angeles Lakers (14-10, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (3-19, 15th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

: Lakers -2.5; over/under is 227.5

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays Los Angeles looking to end its nine-game home slide.

The Spurs are 3-13 in Western Conference games. San Antonio ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 13.3 fast break points per game led by Devin Vassell averaging 2.5.

The Lakers are 11-7 in Western Conference play. Los Angeles is third in the NBA with 35.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Anthony Davis averaging 8.9.

The Spurs average 109.4 points per game, 3.2 fewer points than the 112.6 the Lakers give up. The Lakers average 10.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.7 fewer made shots on average than the 14.1 per game the Spurs allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Wembanyama is averaging 18.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 17.7 points over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

Davis is averaging 23.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks for the Lakers. Taurean Prince is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 0-10, averaging 107.0 points, 44.4 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 6.6 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.7 points per game.

Lakers: 6-4, averaging 116.1 points, 46.1 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).

Lakers: Jarred Vanderbilt: out (back), Gabe Vincent: out (knee), Jalen Hood-Schifino: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.