Before the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA Cup match with the Los Angeles Lakers, Keldon Johnson told reporters that he had some extra motivation to win the tournament’s cash prize – a llama. The Spurs’ forward said that with the winnings, he’d purchase a llama for his farm. The rest of the team must really want him to get that llama, because they gave a dominant performance in a 132-119 win to advance to the semifinals.

San Antonio’s game plan was obvious from tip-off: play fast, get to the basket, space the floor with shooters, and make Luka Doncic beat them in the pick and roll. It all worked for them, as the Lakers couldn’t keep up on either end. The Spurs scored 16 points off turnovers and had 27 fast-break points. They shot 50% from the field and 45% from three.

The Spurs were red hot to st

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