LA was understandably rusty and distracted in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, who had a surprise for grieving coach JJ Redick.

The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles' first two NBA games since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 people and destroyed significant sections of their hometown.

Los Angeles hosted its first NBA game since the devastating fires broke out last week, but it didn’t feel like much of an escape.