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Anthony Davis and Kyle Kuzma scored 18 points
each, and Kuzma added 12 rebounds as the Lakers won at home for
the first time since the death of former Laker Kobe Bryant and
eight others in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash.
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Bryn Forbes added 13 for the
Spurs, who lost on back-to-back nights in Staples Center after
falling to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. The Spurs have
dropped five of their past seven games.
With a 13-point lead through three quarters, the Lakers started
the final period with a flourish, scoring 21 points over the
opening 3 1/2 minutes. James hit five straight shots -- all
3-pointers -- during that stretch.
The Lakers opened the game by making just one of their first
eight shots from the field in their first game since a victory
at Sacramento on Saturday. However, they still managed to go 9
of 19 (47.4 percent) from the field in the first quarter to take
a 21-19 lead.
The Lakers pushed their advantage to 51-41 by halftime, limiting
the Spurs to 36.2 percent shooting while also holding a 30-17
rebounding advantage.
The Lakers finished with a 58-28 rebounding edge, and their 58.8
percent shooting night was helped by a 24-6 advantage in
fast-break points. The Spurs shot 44 percent from the field in
the game.
James, who was named Western Conference player of the month for
January earlier on Tuesday, added nine assists. He was 6 of 9
from 3-point range. JaVale McGee scored 14 points while Dwight
Howard had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Los Angeles.
Dejounte Murray scored 12 points while Lonnie Walker IV and
Marco Belinelli had 11 each for the Spurs. LaMarcus Aldridge was
held to seven points on 3-of-10 shooting after entering with an
average of 19 points per game.
--Field Level Media
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