The memes are pouring in for the Los Angeles Lakers, and rightfully so. The San Antonio Spurs ended the longest losing skid in team history by defeating LeBron James and company, eliciting a wide range of emotions on social media.
While the Lakers were without Anthony Davis due to an ankle injury, they were still anticipated to win with LeBron James returning after missing their last match-up. Instead, the Purple and Gold found themselves behind 42-22 at the end of the first quarter. They were never able to recover from it, and the Spurs finally won 129-115.
As previously said, it halted the Spurs’ record slump. Before Friday’s game, the club had lost 18 consecutive games, with their previous victory coming in early November against the Phoenix Suns. San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama led the club with 13 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks, while Devin Vassell led the squad with 36 points on 12-of-19 shooting (5-of-10 from deep).
LeBron James, for his part, had a near triple-double of 23 points, seven rebounds and 14 assists to go along with two steals. But with Davis missing, they just had no one to anchor the defense.
Several Spurs fans celebrated the win. After all, they just beat a Lakers squad that recently won the NBA In-Season Tournament, and in dominating fashion at that.
On the other hand, many others trolled the Lakers for the rather embarrassing showing. Sure they may be missing a key player, but they were up against a team that looked out of sorts for the past couple of months and appeared to be on their way to more losses. Instead, they gave them the win and helped Gregg Popovich’s men avoid more infamy.