Westbrook, Davis lead Lakers past Spurs
SAN ANTONIO — Anthony Davis had 35 points and 17 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 33 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied without Lebron James to beat the San Antonio Spurs 125121 in overtime Tuesday night.
Dejounte Murray had 21 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds for his fifth career triple-double, and he missed a jumper in the closing seconds that would have won it for the Spurs. Jakob Poeltl added 27 points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio, and Lonnie Walker IV had a season-high 21 points.
James missed the Lakers’ first road game of the season with a sore right ankle, an injury that occurred in Sunday’s win over Memphis.
Malik Monk started in James’ place and gave the Lakers a 114-112 lead on a 3-pointer with 58.6 seconds remaining. Monk finished with 17 points and was 4-for-10 on 3-pointers.
Davis and Westbrook had season highs in scoring.
Westbrook, acquired in an offseason trade, had 15 points in the final quarter and overtime to eclipse his previous high of 15 points with the Lakers.
Davis gave the Lakers a pair of scares after tweaking his right shoulder in the opening quarter and bumping his right knee in the final seconds of regulation. He still played a game-high 42 minutes.
Walker made three consecutive 3-pointers that sparked an 18-3 run to close the third quarter that gave the Spurs a 97-85 lead.
Davis and Westbrook combined for 14 points as the Lakers went on a 17-4 run to open the fourth and reclaim a 102-101 lead.
The Lakers took advantage of starting 6-foot-10 Davis and 6-11 Deandre Jordan against 7-foot Poeltl and 6-5 Keldon Johnson. Davis and Jordan combined for 14 points on 16 attempts in the first quarter and had 11 rebounds.
■ Knicks 112, 76ers 99: At New York, Kemba Walker scored 19 points in his best game with his hometown team and New Yorksnapped a 15-game losing streak against the Philadelphia. Julius Randle added 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
■ Warriors 106, Thunder 98: At Oklahoma City, Stephen Curry scored 23 points, Andrew Wiggins had 21 points and Damion Lee scored 20 for Golden State, which have opened the season with four straight wins.
■ Mavericks 116, Rockets 106: At Dallas, Luka Doncic had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Reggie Bullock added 16 points in coach Jason Kidd’s first home game.
UNLV and Findlay Prep product Rebel Christian Wood had 16 points and 17 rebounds for Houston.
■ Jazz 122, Nuggets 110: At Salt Lake City, Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 16 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell added 22 points.
Nikola Jokic, the reigning MVP, had 24 points in just 15 first-half minutes before he left with a knee injury.