From many statistical perspectives, the Lakers are overwhelming the Spurs. The Lakers grabbed 47 rebounds compared to the Spurs' 36, the Lakers had 9 blocks to the Spurs' 4, and the Lakers stole the ball 8 times versus the Spurs' 5... But it couldn't hold against the Spurs making 13 three-pointers, with 13 out of 21, yielding 39 points just from threes.
In fact, the opponent's good hand was not a big problem. The Spurs' defense was also quite poor, but the Lakers' own offense was a mess tonight. Crucially, they played very relaxed without tightening up immediately. When they finally wanted to get serious, they were already trailing 50 to 77, falling behind by 27 points. Although the Lakers scored 34 to 22 from the latter half of the third quarter to the first half of the fourth quarter, the deficit was still too big. Finally, they lost tragically by 13 points.
