Lakers News: NBA Twitter Reacts To Last Night's Third Win Over Spurs In A Week

Your Los Angeles Lakers vanquished the lowly San Antonio Spurs for the third time in a week last night. NBA fans last night had some thoughts on the moment.

All-Star forward LeBron James and sixth man point guard Russell Westbrook both remain hyper-athletic despite being 37 and 34 years old, respectively. The duo's two-man play was a particularly focus on Twitter fans.

art. pic.twitter.com/ZPDjigxhte
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 27, 2022

One fan noted how the duo's on-court dynamic seemed to be on the upswing.

Uh oh that chemistry building👀
— OnlyTheo💸💯 (@Lil_huxtable) November 27, 2022

Though the Lakers did indeed claim their third straight victory over the Spurs, it's not exactly a secret that San Antonio is doing its darnedest to lose games, in the hopes of making a Victor Wembanyama-sized addition to its roster next season. Some elements of NBA Twitter were quick to contextualize L.A.'s win:

The Lakers after beating the tanking Spurs by 5 points pic.twitter.com/lmHpdlSUYw
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 27, 2022

James had a terrific all-around game (albeit against a team looking to lose, but still), scoring 39 points. The moment was in fact so terrific that, per Clutch Points, it represented the second-most points ever scored by a player in his 20th season, behind you-know-who:

LeBron James' 39 points tonight are the 2nd most ever by a player in their 20th season.

Kobe Bryant had 60 points in his final NBA game. pic.twitter.com/Dw9Nb6l6oM
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 27, 2022

A lot of Twitter chatter last night was centered around a heated moment late in the third quarter, when Spurs backup big man Zach Collins hacked Lakers reserve point guard Russell Westbrook as the latter attempted to secure a rebound. Collins drew blood and was ejected with a Flagrant 2 foul call.

Russell Westbrook takes a shot from Zach Collins and is bleeding from his forehead 😳pic.twitter.com/SXDNXnvSlL
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 27, 2022

One fan, rather aptly, compared the play to a wrestling move.

This ain’t the WWE dawg
— Iso (@Isozzzz) November 27, 2022

Another fan, who seemed to think that Russell Westbrook was the best player in the NBA, thought that Collins's behavior would not exactly endear him to front offices in the future:

Trynna take out the best player in the league smh. Zach Collins your days in this league are numbered https://t.co/X7pQaBCPFz
— 🌘 Groovy Xeno🌒 (@groovydxeno) November 27, 2022

Fox Sports personality Skip Bayless considered the moment an opportunity to note the difference between the way the modern NBA is officiated and how referees judged contact in previous generations.

Zach Collins just caught Russell Westbrook across forehead as he fouled him - drew blood. 1st glance, didn't look that bad but Collins ejected w a flagrant 2. But bc Russ went after him, Russ got a tech. Back in the day, that play would've been a common foul, no flagrant or tech.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 27, 2022

For what it's worth, Collins did later try to clarify that the damage was an accident, and he was just trying to prevent Westbrook from scoring.