The Los Angeles Lakers (7 - 16) defeated the San Antonio Spurs (16 - 7) 112 - 110 in overtime on Friday. Los Angeles has won two straight games and four of their last seven. Nick Young paced all scorers with a season - high 29 points off the bench. Kobe Bryant followed close behind with 22 points and also dealt out nine assists. The recently benched Jeremy Lin and Carlos Boozer had productive games off the bench as they work to earn their starting spots back or at least assure themselves lots of minutes off the bench. Lin had 14 points and eight assists in 30 minutes, and Boozer finished with a double - double of 14 points and 13 rebounds in 31 minutes. The Lakers will have a chance to extend their win streak on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. San Antonio has dropped two of their last three games. Kawhi Leonard's (hand) absence meant a drop - off in defense for the Spurs on Friday, but they also welcomed back Tony Parker (hamstring), Tim Duncan (rest) and Manu Ginobili (rest) to the active roster. The Spurs coughed up an uncharacteristic 19 turnovers in the game, giving up 25 easy points off the loss of possessions. Tiago Splitter (calf) played in a second straight game, earning a season - high 15 minutes of run off the bench. Duncan kept the Spurs alive with a huge double - double of 19 points and 18 rebounds in 40 minutes, but it was n't enough to get them the win. San Antonio will go on the road to play the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
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