Wembanyama scores 37 of 40 in first half, Spurs crush depleted 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, 136-108 over the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Wembanyama had the highest-scoring first half in the NBA this season and the highest-scoring half by a Spurs player in