The San Antonio Spurs defeated the host Los Angeles Lakers, 116 - 107, at Staples Center on Friday night. With this win the Spurs (10 - 3) move to 70 on the road this season. It also marks coach Gregg Popovic's 1099th career win, moving him to seventh on the all - time wins list for coaches. It was tied at 52 after two quarters but the Spurs came out of halftime with a 39 - point third quarter to pull ahead by 15 heading into the fourth. The Lakers (7 - 6) battled back late, coming within four points at 109 - 105 with 1:23 to go, but the Spurs were able to close it out. Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs with 23 points, 12 rebounds and tied a career - high with seven assists. LaMarcus Aldridge also tallied 23 points, and added six rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists, in 36 minutes. The veterans Tony Parker and Pau Gasol chipped in 16 points each, while Manu Ginobili shot 4 - of - 6 for 10 points in 21 minutes off the bench. The Spurs shot a steaming 56 percent from the field, including 42 percent from distance and tallied 30 assists in the game. The Spurs go on to host the Mavericks on Monday. The Lakers had 57 bench points, as Lou Williams led the way in scoring with 24 points on 9 - of - 13 shooting, along with three rebounds, three assists and two steals, in 27 minutes off the bench, while Jordan Clarkson added another 20, in 31 minutes. Nick Young tallied 22 points in 28 minutes on 7 - of - 12 shooting, including 4 - of - 7 from long range. This was only the Lakers' second home loss of the season. Next up they host the Bulls on Sunday.
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