The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio 122-119 on Wednesday night, thanks to 37 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Davis. This extended the Spurs’ franchise-record losing streak to 18 games.

LeBron James, the four-time MVP, missed the first of the Lakers’ two consecutive games in San Antonio due to a left calf injury. The teams will play one more game on Friday evening.

Wembanyama led San Antonio, which hasn’t triumphed since November 2, with 30 points, 13 rebounds, and six blocks. Malaki Branham scored 16 points, while Keldon Johnson contributed 28.

With 1:29 left in the game, Wembanyama’s 3-pointer over Davis trimmed the Lakers’ advantage to 115-110 after the Spurs had fallen behind by 20 points early in the fourth quarter. With 22 seconds left, Wembanyama converted one of his two free throws to make the score 117-116.

With 8.8 seconds left and the Lakers leading 119-116, Wembanyama stuck out his leg on a failed 3-pointer, forcing him to foul out for the first time in his career.

The NBA In-Season Tournament-winning Lakers won for the fifth time in six games with the assistance of Taurean Prince, who scored 17 points. D’Angelo Russell finished with 12 points and 10 assists, while Austin Reaves scored 15 points.

Despite rolling his left ankle during the Lakers’ opening possession, Davis continued to play. After spinning quickly to his right to avoid Wembanyama, Davis attempted a layup but missed it, writhing in agony on the baseline. After a brief timeout was called by the Lakers to check on Davis, he took advantage of the opportunity to stretch and run to help with his injury.

In the first half, Davis scored 24 points on 10 of 15 field goals. With 3:57 left in the first half, he scored a point by bullying Wembanyama out of position under the hoop, creating space for a devastating one-handed dunk on the rookie.

In the last second, Wembanyama would exact some revenge by dribbling past Davis beneath the hoop and hammering home a one-handed dunk. The last 45 seconds of the first half saw two blocks and two dunks from the top choice in France.