San Antonio Spurs vs LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score (Dec. 10) | 2025 NBA Cup Quarterfinal

The San Antonio Spurs and LA Lakers locked horns in a high-voltage NBA Cup quarterfinal game at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. The Lakers arrived for the knockout game after dominating the group stage and winning all four games. Meanwhile, the Spurs only suffered one defeat in the group stage, which came against the Lakers.

The Lakers stuck to their usual starting lineup of Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton. On the contrary, with Victor Wembanyama still out, the Spurs' starting five featured De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes and Luke Kornet.

LeBron James' energy was infectious in the early stages of the opening quarter and dropped four points. Ayton scored six, and Doncic chipped in with five as the Lakers took a 15-11 lead into the first timeout. De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle were the only Spurs players who found their offensive rhythm.

Doncic found his stroke from deep and knocked down two triples. Hachimura swished one from the corner before Doncic's efforts as the Lakers led 24-20 with 3:54 remaining. Dylan Harper added the offensive spark to the Spurs off the bench and scored five quick points.

The tail end of the quarter belonged to San Antonio as they went on a 19-6 run to take a 39-30 lead into the second frame. Keldon Johnson erupted for 13 points in five minutes off the bench, knocking down all three of his attempts from beyond the arc.

The Spurs refused to let up, starting the second quarter in a determined manner. San Antonio's bench was clicking on all cylinders, contributing 27 points in the first 15 minutes of the game. The visitors threatened to pull away with a 20-point lead at one point, but the Lakers kept the deficit down to 12 points at halftime, trailing 70-58 at the break.

The Lakers looked lifeless after the break and fell behind by 22 points. Marcus Smart knocked down three 3-pointers to bring the deficit down to 14 points before the Spurs pushed their lead to 17 points and led 104-87 after three quarters.

The Lakers made a late run and got the deficit down to single digits. The Spurs held their nerve and executed flawlessly in the clutch to close out the game and advance to the semifinals with a 132-119 win.

San Antonio Spurs vs LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score (Dec. 10)

San Antonio Spurs

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3 PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TO	PF	Plus/Minus
Devin Vassell	30:45	8	4	5	3	1	2	10	20	1	4	25	3	3	100	0	4	1	0	5
Harrison Barnes	32:33	16	3	1	1	0	5	12	41.7	4	9	44.4	2	2	100	2	1	1	1	8
Luke Kornet	33:01	10	8	1	0	1	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	8	9	88.9	1	7	0	1	10
Stephon Castle	26:34	30	10	6	0	0	10	14	71.4	3	6	50	7	9	77.8	1	9	4	4	16
De'Aaron Fox	31:29	20	4	3	2	0	8	17	47.1	4	8	50	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	21
Dylan Harper	20:13	13	3	3	1	0	6	12	50	0	1	0	1	2	50	1	2	2	5	-2
Keldon Johnson	22:11	17	8	0	1	0	5	9	55.6	3	5	60	4	7	57.1	2	6	0	2	-6
Julian Champagnie	28:44	16	7	2	1	1	6	8	75	2	4	50	2	2	100	2	5	1	4	6
Kelly Olynyk	12:12	2	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	100	0	2	0	1	9
Jordan McLaughlin	1:09	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Lindy Waters III	1:09	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1

LA Lakers

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3 PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TO	PF	Plus/Minus
LeBron James	36:26	19	15	8	0	3	7	14	50	0	3	0	5	6	83.3	1	14	3	2	-16
Rui Hachimura	30:50	8	1	1	0	1	3	4	75	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5
Deandre Ayton	25:39	11	8	1	1	0	5	9	55.6	0	0	0	1	2	50	3	5	0	3	-10
Austin Reaves	39:49	15	8	7	0	1	6	16	37.5	2	6	33.3	1	1	100	1	7	3	5	-5
Luka Dončić	40:56	35	5	8	1	0	11	24	45.8	3	8	37.5	10	14	71.4	0	5	3	5	-2
Gabe Vincent	14:19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-7
Marcus Smart	28:13	26	3	1	0	1	9	16	56.3	8	14	57.1	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	2
Jaxson Hayes	11:36	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	-10
Jake LaRavia	8:45	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-25
Adou Thiero	1:09	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dalton Knecht	1:09	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	100	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bronny James	1:09	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1