The game got out to a competitive start, and the Spurs held a five-point lead at the break. They kept the momentum going in the third, but the Lakers took over in the final frame, capped off by a putback dunk by Bazely to secure the one-point win.

Bazley has 27 points, including the game-winning dunk on a putback with 13 seconds left, and Knecht shakes off his shooting slump to score 25 in an 89-88 win in San Francisco.

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The San Antonio Spurs (1-2) fell short to the Los Angeles Lakers (2-1), 89-88, in their final game in the California Classic on T

Darius Bazley led all scorers with 27 points and combined with Dalton Knecht to lead the Lakers to a comeback win over the Spurs on Tuesday night.

The club ruled out the No. 2 overall pick for its Las Vegas Summer League opener against Philadelphia on Thursday night.

If the regular season NBA rules were in effect, Carter Bryant wouldn't have made it to 20 logged minutes of playing time Saturday evening. Facing

After splitting their first two games of the California Classic against the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers ended their exhibition schedule against the San Antonio Spurs.

The second-year forward isn't flashy, but might be just steady enough to warrant a new contract from the Spurs