The Los Angeles Lakers returned to action Wednesday night, facing the San Antonio Spurs away from home.
They did so without the duo of Austin Reaves and LeBron James, leaving Luka Doncic to shoulder the scoring load on his own.
Reaves remains out with a calf injury, while James missed Wednesday night's game due to precaution, having played the night before against the New Orleans Pelicans.
In their absence, Doncic posted a triple-double with 38 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and three steals, but he he did commit seven turnovers. Jake LaRavia and Jaxson Hayes were the only other Lakers in double-figures, combining for 26 points.
Due to the lack of a balanced attack, Los Angeles found themselves getting outscored in every quarter, en route to a 16-point defeat.
With the defeat, Los Angeles now holds a very peculiar record. The Lakers have now lost all of their first 12 games by 10 or more points, a record to begin the season.
Currently sitting in a tie for fourth-place in the Western Conference at 23-12, it's hard to fathom that Los Angeles has yet to lose a game by single digits.
Their closest defeat came in the first game of the NBA season, a 10-point home loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The Lakers will have Thursday off before returning home to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks Friday. Then, Los Angeles will have another back-to-back, facing the Sacramento Kings Monday and Atlanta Hawks Tuesday.
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