The Los Angeles Lakers hit the road on Friday night, taking on the San Antonio Spurs in their first group play game of the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup.
The Lakers are looking to defend their title and need to take care of business in the group stage in order to do that. They did exactly that against the Spurs, earning a 120-115 victory to improve their overall record to 8-4 on the season.
It wasn’t a great start for the Lakers as the Spurs jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead, forcing JJ Redick to call timeout after a triple by Victor Wembanyama.