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The San Antonio Spurs put forth an admirable effort, fighting tooth and nail but ultimately dropping an overtime thriller to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl feasted on a feeble Purple and Gold defense, with the latter scoring a career-high 27 points and the former dishing out a career-high 15 assists.
Lonnie Walker IV and Devin Vassell also got in on the offensive fireworks, combining for 40 points, nine boards, eight dimes, and ten three-pointers while coming off the bench.
After falling behind early, Jakob gave San Antonio some much-needed momentum with a massive rejection that sent Anthony Davis tumbling to the hardwood.
BLOCKAB SWAT ➡️ COAST TO COAST SCORE pic.twitter.com/2lXgZs8z7n
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
Lonnie leaped right off the pine and splashed home a corner triple that found nothing but the bottom of the net to pull the Spurs within striking distance in the first quarter.
El Cuatro por tres @lonniewalker_4 | #PorVida pic.twitter.com/aM3x49WoT3
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
Then Dejounte emerged from a scrum with the basketball and hit Devin Vassell in transition for an above-the-break trifecta that sent the AT&T Center into a frenzy.
.@Yvngdevo led this HUGE sequence at the end of the first pic.twitter.com/UjdmXDk9DF
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
Second-string center Drew Eubanks pulled out his best Patrick Mahomes impression, finding Dejounte down the court with a perfectly placed one-handed outlet pass.
TOUCHDOWN‼️@DrewEubanks12 ➡️ @DejounteMurray for the slam dunk! pic.twitter.com/Pf0YbT8109
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
The Silver and Black continued moving well without the ball as Thaddeus Young whipped a beautiful bounce pass between two Lakers as Derrick White made a timely cut to the basket.
The cut. The pass. The finish @Dwhite921 | @yungsmoove21 pic.twitter.com/nXcuUNt8Px
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
Walker caught fire from the corner, draining yet another three-pointer off another intelligent feed as San Antonio pushed the pace at every chance they could get.
LONNI3!!!! @lonniewalker_4 pic.twitter.com/z8k0PlP5qd
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
And despite singeing the net from beyond the arc, Los Angeles somehow lost track of Lonnie, giving the fourth-year swingman a wide-open three to end the first half.
That's how you end the half!!!! https://t.co/blHxQrjxbZ pic.twitter.com/U32G0BrxnM
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
Although Doug McDermott left the game early with a knee injury, he got everyone in the arena on their feet when he posterized Deandre Jordan and Russell Westbrook.
AIR DOUG!
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
✈️ @dougmcdermott ✈️ pic.twitter.com/8FPLtZVkwX
Lonnie kept things going in the second half, sinking back-to-back-to-back three-balls that gave San Antonio a six-point cushion over their longtime Western Conference rival.
HE'S HEATING UP Y'ALL @lonniewalker_4 with back-to-back-to-back THREE'S! pic.twitter.com/ORHqDeDb7p
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
Devin Vassell could do no wrong in the third quarter as he rattled home a prayer on one possession and picked off a poorly executed pass for a pair of fastbreak points on the next.
GO OFF DEV!
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
@Yvngdevo pic.twitter.com/SsGLk8BktP
The second-year wing extended San Antonio’s three-point party into the final frame, showing off his textbook jumper on another uncontested triple courtesy of a dysfunctional Lakers defense.
D3VIN!!! pic.twitter.com/uC3hQe5dKJ
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
Jakob drew quite a bit of criticism a year ago for being too soft around the rim, and he attacked the basket with a vengeance, throwing down a two-handed jam over Westbrook.
POELTL JAM pic.twitter.com/IeUCMsIZAA
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
And Poeltl came back for seconds, giving Malik Monk his Kodak Moment and punishing the hoop with another slam off a gorgeous pocket pass from Dejounte.
DON'T HURT THE RIM JAK! pic.twitter.com/BOt9B0owdm
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
The sixth-year center proceeded to wreak havoc in the pick-and-roll as he linked up with Devin Vassell on a nifty hook pass before breaking out the finger roll for a finesse finish.
ooh this @Yvngdevo dime was a thing of beauty pic.twitter.com/e9VJAXuGRY
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 27, 2021
And as always, here are the full-game highlights.
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