While there’s no perfect way to review short-term results and extrapolate their meaning in the long term, Lakers head coach JJ Redick has been happy with how his team has been playing over the past six games, even if the team hasn’t won all those contests.

Moments after the San Antonio Spurs’ 107-91 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Frost Bank Center, tensions flared between Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt and Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 (1/7/26) at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Spurs forward answered questions after Wednesday night's win about a postgame altercation in which Los Angeles' Jarred Vanderbilt poked him in the face.

The Lakers finished the night with a 107–91 loss to the Spurs as Keldon Johnson delivered a standout performance off the bench.

LeBron James had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Luka Doncic had 30 points and 10 assists in Lakers win over the Pelicans.

Trey Murphy III dropped 42 for the Pelicans, yet the Lakers stayed perfect in clutch time in the Tuesday night showdown.

December was a rough month for the Los Angeles Lakers. They went 5-7 during that month and had lots of trouble stopping opponents defensively, especially in transition and off turnovers. But starting with the next-to-last game of December, they have won three of their last four games and shown a bit of improvement on the defensive end.