LOS ANGELES -- There were no fisticuffs at Staples Center on Monday night, but plenty of fight in a wild 143-142 overtime whiplash loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs that dropped the Lakers to 0-3 on the season.
The Lakers battled back from an eight-point deficit with just over a minute remaining behind a flurry of exquisite LeBron James moments -- a kickout to Lonzo Ball and a pull-up 3-pointer to tie the game with 3.3 seconds -- to send the game to overtime.
In the extra frame, it was the Lakers who seized control, then coughed up a six-point lead with less than a minute remaining.