Western Conference Finals: Spurs earn split, 130-144 (1-1).

Dejounte Murray continued his strong playoffs performance with 40 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists & 6 steals in a game that the Spurs had to win. They came out hot, 38-28 in the 1st, and held off LA's flurry, even winning the 4th Quarter, 45-38. Fred VanVleet hit on 7 threes this time, scoring 25 points. Fournier had 21 points, hitting 5-6 from deep. Ingram scored 21 points & Drummond had a better 15 rebounds.

In the heady defeat, Klay Thompson had 33 points, going perfect from long range and missing only three shots overall. Dennis Schroder had 23 points with 8 assists. Steven Adams was strong for 23 points & 9 rebounds. Anthony Davis had 19 points, with LeBron's 21 assists powering the Lakers effort. The King did not shoot well, going 4-12. LA led briefly, by 2 points, but the Spurs led as high as 20. San Antonio connected on 22 daggers from deep, shooting 58% overall.