Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs
November 5, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Spurs 118-116 on 2025-11-05 at home. The Lakers started Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Jake LaRavia. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 14 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Deandre Ayton as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 17 points (7/16) in his matchups, with Julian Champagnie as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
118
Did not play: Maxi Kleber (DNP - Injury/Illness), Adou Thiero (DNP - Injury/Illness)
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
116
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Carter Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), David Jones Garcia (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia Starter 19.8 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 4.0 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Nick Smith Jr. · Dalton Knecht 4.0 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Jake LaRavia 3.9 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia 3.5 min
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 16.3 min
- Harrison Barnes · Keldon Johnson · Lindy Waters III · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.4 min
- Kelly Olynyk · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Jeremy Sochan · Stephon Castle 3.0 min
- Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Jeremy Sochan · Victor Wembanyama 2.9 min
- Harrison Barnes · Kelly Olynyk · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Stephon Castle 2.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Victor Wembanyama 14 pts (4/10) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Deandre Ayton (45 %, 6 pts) · Jaxson Hayes (22 %, 2 pts) · Rui Hachimura (14 %, 2 pts)
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Stephon Castle 9 pts (3/10) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Luka Dončić (56 %, 7 pts) · Jake LaRavia (12 %, 0 pts) · Marcus Smart (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Stephon Castle: 40 poss., 7 pts (2/8) · Jeremy Sochan: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/7) |
| Jake LaRavia | Devin Vassell: 32 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Julian Champagnie: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Marcus Smart | Julian Champagnie: 24 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Keldon Johnson: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Rui Hachimura | Harrison Barnes: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Victor Wembanyama: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Deandre Ayton | Victor Wembanyama: 28 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · Jeremy Sochan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Keldon Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kelly Olynyk: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Victor Wembanyama: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jeremy Sochan: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalton Knecht | Keldon Johnson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Lindy Waters III: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Stephon Castle: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan McLaughlin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bronny James | Lindy Waters III: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Devin Vassell: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Spurs defense
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Luka Dončić 17 pts (7/16) in 85 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Champagnie (34 %, 5 pts) · Stephon Castle (15 %, 0 pts) · Jeremy Sochan (11 %, 2 pts)
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Dalton Knecht 11 pts (3/7) in 27 possessions
Guarded by: Keldon Johnson (23 %, 0 pts) · Devin Vassell (19 %, 0 pts) · Lindy Waters III (19 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | Marcus Smart: 29 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Luka Dončić: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Devin Vassell | Jake LaRavia: 35 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Luka Dončić: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Rui Hachimura: 24 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Deandre Ayton: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Julian Champagnie | Luka Dončić: 29 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Marcus Smart: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Harrison Barnes | Deandre Ayton: 21 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Rui Hachimura: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Keldon Johnson | Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Marcus Smart: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Jaxson Hayes: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Lindy Waters III | Bronny James: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dalton Knecht: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kelly Olynyk | Deandre Ayton: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Nick Smith Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |