On March 8, the NBA regular season continued, and the Spurs defeated the Lakers 117-110 at home. After winning this campaign, Spurs coach Popovich’s career regular season coaching wins reached 1,335 games, tied with Don Nelson for the first place in NBA history.
The Spurs ended their four-game losing streak. Murray 26 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Poeltl 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Richardson 18 points and 5 rebounds, and Keldon Johnson 13 points and 6 rebounds.
The Lakers missed the winning streak, Tucker 18 points and 4 rebounds, Westbrook 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Anthony 17 points and 7 rebounds, Monk 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
In the first quarter, McDermott broke through to score first, Westbrook hit one of two free throws, Richardson and Murray scored 4 points in a row, and the Spurs started 6-1 ahead. The Lakers blasted a 6-0 go-ahead score, Murray made a breakthrough, McDermott made a layup, Howard made a dunk, then Collins made one of two free throws, Tucker responded with two free throws, and McDermott sent it Three points, the Spurs lead 16-11. The Lakers scored 7-2 to tie the difference, Langdale made a layup, Langford scored 4 points in a row, Primo scored a three-pointer, and the Spurs made a 9-0 spurt in the final stage. After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed 22-31.

In the second quarter, Tucker took the lead in making a layup, and the Spurs scored 4 points in a row to open the 11-point gap. Augustin scored 2+1 and scored another three-pointer, Langdale made a layup, Monk made a dunk, Johnson made a strong kill at the basket, Murray scored 2+1, and the Spurs led 48-34. Howard made a tip-up, Poeltl made one of two free throws, Westbrook made two free throws, Monk counterattacked and the Lakers chased to 44-51. Primo hit a shot, Johnson made a three-pointer, and the Lakers were only 6 points behind. Then Poeltl made a layup, Monk made a three-pointer, Murray responded with a long shot, Reeves made a layup, and the Spurs led 62-56 into the second half.
In the third quarter, Westbrook took the lead in making two free throws and one, Johnson made a three-pointer, Reeves responded with a long shot and made a layup, McDermott made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Reeves made a layup, and the Lakers chased 68-71 . Monk made a layup to approach a 1-point gap, Richardson made a throw, Howard scored 2+1, and the two sides were tied at 73. Murray made a breakthrough, Westbrook responded with a 2+1 Lakers lead, Randle made a dunk, Richardson made a three-pointer, Tucker made a layup, McDermott made one of three free throws, the Lakers 78 -81 behind. Richardson made a three-pointer, Tucker made a breakthrough, Johnson made two free throws, Bradley made a three-pointer, Jones made one of two free throws, Poeltl made a layup, and the Spurs led 95-88. At the last moment, Anthony scored 4 points in a row with a penalty, and the Lakers fell behind 92-95 into the final quarter.
Bradley tied the score with a three-pointer in the distal quarter, the Spurs scored 6 points in a row to widen the gap, Tucker broke through to stop the bleeding, Poeltl made a layup, and then Richard made a three-pointer to give the Spurs a 108-99 lead. Tucker made two free throws and one hit to stop the bleeding, Johnson made a throw, Tucker made another three-pointer, and the Lakers chased the 3-point gap. Murray made a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding, Westbrook made one of two free throws, and Poeltl made two free throws, giving the Spurs a 112-106 lead. Poeltl made a tip-up, Westbrook and Monk scored 4 points in a row, and the Lakers chased to 110-114. Poeltl hit one of two free throws, and the Lakers stopped by 5 points behind. Then Poeltl hated Monk, and the Lakers sent the Spurs 2 penalties for foul tactics. The suspense of the game ended completely, and the Spurs stopped the decline at home.