Luka Doncic returned to action after a one-game absence as the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

The Lakers clawed back to complete the nail-biting victory, 118-116, and extend their winning streak to five games.

The Purple and Gold were down by as much as nine points in the fourth quarter before they finally took the lead, 113-112, with Doncic's three-pointer with 2:31 remaining. They eventually held on to escape the Spurs and improve to 7-2.

Doncic was impressive all game, with LeBron James and Austin Reaves even getting stunned on the bench with one of the All-Star guard's buckets.

The 26-year-old Doncic split the defense of Kelly Olynyk and Julian Champagnie in the post with one dribble before making the easy lay-in, leaving

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