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Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and eight rebounds, but it was not enough to stop the San Antonio Spurs from losing their second game in a row.
Luka Doncic had 35 points, 13 assists, nine rebounds and five steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter before surviving a frantic final second for their fifth consecutive win , 118-116 over the Spurs on Wednesday night.
The Lakers ended the game on a 21-10 run, but the Spurs got one last chance when Marcus Smart committed an inbound violation after Kelly Olynyk’s putback layup with 1.2 seconds left.
Julian Champagnie would draw a foul from Jake LaRavia while trying to tip in the Spurs' inbound pass, but Champagnie missed his first free throw, and nobody could tip in the second miss at the buzzer.
The Spurs return home to face the Houston Rockets Friday night on Newsradio 1200 WOAI.