On the second night of a back-to-back and without Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball, the Los Angeles Lakers weren’t expected to be able to compete with, much less beat, the San Antonio Spurs. But behind big nights from Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart and others, Luke Walton was able to go with his gut on which lineup worked best and could lead L.A. to a shocking upset.
After the game, Walton said the way his mixed-and-matched unit that included Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, Channing Frye, Ivica Zubac and Tyler Ennis was working allowed him to play that group the second-most minutes of any unit on the team (13.