WATCH: Spurs Swingman Demonstrated How To Stop Lakers Bigman Anthony Davis

The Los Angeles Lakers are dominantly rolling in the new season of the NBA, but the San Antonio Spurs hacked out a 118-109 win.

A key to stopping the "Purple and Gold" romp is to check key players, namely LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

At one point in that match, Rudy Gay may have shown the best way to stop “The Brow.” The former University of Kentucky player applied a friendly headlock after both fell to the floor in a play.

Davis was assessed a charging foul and Gay applied a playful rear-naked choke on the All-Star center.

It was seen as a friendly gesture with Davis flashing a smile after the mixed martial arts hold was fastened. A video of that sequence can be found here.

It was a light moment in that match and one of the rare times Gay saw action for San Antonio. The 34-year-old has been performing well in the early goings of the 2020-21 NBA season, averaging 12.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 24.9 minutes of action per Basketball-Reference.

As for the game itself, the Spurs scored out the impressive win with LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan leading the charge.

Aldridge finished with 28 points along with five rebounds and three assists, while DeRozan backed him up with 19 points, eight assists, and four caroms.

Gay did not have a bad game himself, ending with 15 points and six boards. The victory allowed the Spurs to improve to 4-4.

The Lakers were unsurprisingly led by their dynamic duo. James ended the night with 27 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds. Davis had a double-double outing with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists.

Los Angeles can only blame itself for the loss, starting the game poorly. They committed 13 turnovers and did an atrocious job defending the Spurs’ three-point sniping.

San Antonio shot better from beyond the arc with a 45.7% (16 of 35) clip compared to the Lakers 33.3% (10 of 30).

Given that performance, there was no way that the Lakers were going to pull one over the Spurs this time.

Los Angeles had a dominant third quarter, but the Spurs made sure to hold on in the final canto. They held on to the lead until the end, aided by the curious exit of James with more than two minutes remaining.