Wemby hits 37 of 40 in first half to rout Lakers

LOS ANGELES — Victor Wembanyama scored 37 of his season-high-tying 40 points in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs' fifth straight victory, a 136-108 win over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Wembanyama had the highestscoring first half in the NBA this season, and the highest-scoring half by a Spurs player in the 21st century, while going 12 of 17 from the field with three 3-pointers against a Lakers lineup missing Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves. Wembanyama played only the first eight minutes of the second half with the Spurs, which were far ahead in their...