Story byRobert Marvi, LeBron WireSun, January 11, 2026 at 5:14 AM UTC·2 min readThe South Bay Lakers came into Friday's game against the Austin Spurs in Texas with a 4-1 regular-season record and five wins in their last six games overall. But in this game, the Lakers simply didn't have it. They fell behind by a sizeable margin late in the first quarter, and at halftime, they trailed 63-44. While they won the third quarter 27-21, they weren't able to mount a real rally, and they ended up losing 111-99. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKobe Bufkin tried to give the Lakers a shot at victory with 37 points, but he shot a cool 12-of-28 from the field and didn't receive nearly enough help.