Since the acquisition of Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers' spacing has improved, as demonstrated in their 125-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
Luka Doncic propels Austin Reaves and Lakers
The Lakers' offense functioned with a smoothness that generated open chances, despite the fact that they were playing for the fourth time in five days and lacked key starters Rui Hachimura and LeBron James.
Doncic's box score numbers were terrible—he made only five of 20 shots from the field—but it was of little consequence, as he made the game easier for others.
Austin Reaves thrived as the Lakers’ top scorer, taking advantage of open opportunities from beyond the arc. He tried a career-high 13 three-pointers, successfully making five and finishing with 30 points.
Austin Reaves led the way for the Lakers in their 2nd win in 2 days!
— NBA (@NBA) March 18, 2025
🏀 30 PTS
🏀 7 REB
🏀 6 AST
🏀 2 STL
🏀 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/HJsMlfTb5e
Jordan Goodwin, starting once more, converted three of six attempts, Dorian Finney-Smith succeeded on four of eight, and Gabe Vincent along with Dalton Knecht made five of 12 collectively from the bench.
Jarred Vanderbilt and Spurs wing Jeremy Sochan were ejected after becoming frustrated with the increased physicality from San Antonio while they attempted to rally.
The Lakers were able to record a comfortable victory and next welcome the Denver Nuggets.