LOS ANGELES (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers 118-109 on Thursday.
Two nights after topping the Clippers to snap a four-game losing streak, the Spurs picked up another win at Staples Center.
Demar DeRozan added 19 points and eight assists for San Antonio. The Spurs were 16 of 35 on 3-pointers after making 20 from beyond the arc against the Clippers.
LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
San Antonio scored the first nine points and never trailed.
In other NBA action Thursday, it was Brooklyn over Philadelphia, 122-109; Cleveland over Memphis 94-90; Dallas topped Denver in overtime, 124-117; and Portland outscored Minnesota, 135-117.
