Both losses the Los Angeles Lakers suffered this week to the San Antonio Spurs were nail biters, but there was a stark contrast between the way both games played out. Earlier this week the Lakers lost because their defense did not come thru, this time around it was the offense sputtering that led to a loss.
The Lake Show stormed out the gate early by pushing the pace, moving the ball in the halfcourt, and getting out in transition. At one point the Lakers had a 14-point lead, but the Spurs were able to trim this down to six at halftime, 60-54.