The San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 126-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, marking the Lakers' first game back after two postponements due to devastating wildfires in the region. The Spurs dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lakers 25-9 to secure the win. Despite the emotional toll of the recent wildfires, the Lakers players appeared focused on the game, but they couldn't match the Spurs' intensity in the final period.
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 126-102 on Monday night in Los Angeles' first game back from two postponements due to the wildfires devastating the area. LeBron James added 18 points and eight assists for the Lakers in their first home game since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 and burned thousands of structures. The Lakers have lost three straight, but their previous two scheduled games were postponed, and they hadn't played since last Tuesday in Dallas.
\The Spurs dominated the fourth quarter, making a 25-9 run in the first nine minutes to take control of a game that was tied entering the period. The Lakers retired Michael Cooper's No. 21 in a halftime ceremony honoring the Hall of Fame guard who won five championships in the Showtime era.\Spurs: A gritty performance after three consecutive losses were followed by four straight days off. They were also scheduled to play the Lakers last Saturday. Lakers: The players didn't appear to be over-emotional after a trying week in which coach JJ Redick lost his home and a few Lakers came under evacuation warnings or orders. But they also couldn't keep up with San Antonio in the fourth quarter. San Antonio ended the third quarter on a 15-5 run and made a 12-5 run to begin the fourth, opening a 101-94 lead
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