Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Los Angeles Clippers	30	35	30	27	122
Los Angeles Lakers	41	31	27	26	125

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Los Angeles Clippers	122	45-82	54.9%	8-21	38.1%	24-29	82.8%	10	51	25	20	7	16	5
Los Angeles Lakers	125	44-85	51.8%	17-31	54.8%	20-25	80.0%	5	39	31	24	8	12	4


Los Angeles Clippers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kawhi Leonard^SF	30:52	31	11-19	4-6	5-5	0	4	4	5	0	0	5	0	4
John Collins^PF	16:14	12	5-8	1-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	-2
Brook Lopez^C	34:33	16	7-12	1-3	1-1	3	7	10	1	2	3	0	2	0
Derrick Jones Jr.^SG	38:35	13	6-10	1-3	0-1	3	5	8	2	1	2	1	2	1
Kris Dunn^PG	34:53	8	4-4	0-0	0-0	0	5	5	8	0	0	2	5	-2
Bennedict Mathurin	31:40	26	7-16	1-4	11-14	1	6	7	2	0	0	3	6	-2
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser	13:08	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	2	3	1	1	0	2	3	-3
Jordan Miller	24:44	10	3-8	0-1	4-4	0	1	1	4	1	0	1	2	-2
Nicolas Batum	15:19	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	-9
Bogdan Bogdanović	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Christie	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Jackson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kobe Sanders	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bradley Beal	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Garland	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norchad Omier	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Pedulla	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TyTy Washington Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Lakers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
LeBron James^SF	33:04	13	5-13	1-3	2-2	0	3	3	11	1	0	3	3	-7
Marcus Smart^PF	29:29	7	3-4	1-2	0-2	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	4	1
Deandre Ayton^C	27:32	13	5-10	0-0	3-3	2	5	7	1	0	1	1	2	-2
Austin Reaves^SG	32:43	29	9-15	4-5	7-7	1	5	6	2	2	0	3	1	0
Luka Dončić^PG	37:53	38	11-25	8-14	8-11	1	5	6	11	3	1	2	3	6
Jaxson Hayes	11:29	8	4-5	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	1
Jake LaRavia	14:03	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
Rui Hachimura	25:58	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	9
Luke Kennard	17:58	9	4-6	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	2
Jarred Vanderbilt	09:49	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4
Kobe Bufkin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maxi Kleber	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalton Knecht	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bronny James	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Mañon	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Smith Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adou Thiero	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Timme	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zeppelin96 | Lakers

260 | 11 hours ago

JJ has to learn not to have lebron inbound the last possession.

OpportunityNext9675 | Minneapolis Lakers

156 | 11 hours ago

It’s been too many times to be a coincidence… there is something seriously up with his inbound passing. What a weird aspect of his game to degrade haha

GriffinQ | WAS

104 | 11 hours ago

I think he’s just gassed (mentally) by the time the end of the game rolls around and they’re treating him like he’s still locked in prime LeBron.

It’s odd; he can still turn on the athleticism late in game when he knows he makes a mistake, but he makes so many more mistakes than he used to. Feels like his body is at the point where it’s not doing what he’s asking it to in slower moments and he’s struggling to adapt to that.

Southern_Clerk8697

34 | 11 hours ago

Well i think also when you’re gassed you’re more prone to making mental mistakes

CorporateCog100

79 | 11 hours ago

His handle too, he’s been really sloppy just dribbling off his foot or dribbling it out of his hands. LeDementia

HHHogana | Lakers

34 | 11 hours ago

Bron never have fancy handles, and his first step are slow for a man so physically gifted. Not surprising his handles is one of the first thing about him to deteriorate.

rjcarr | Supersonics

17 | 10 hours ago

As someone older than LeBron, I expected my athleticism to go. Don’t run as fast. Don’t jump as high. But I was surprised that my overall coordination takes a hit too. It sucks.

Skyz-AU | Lakers

4 | 8 hours ago

Dude probably has arthritis in his hands, im only half joking because he has genuinely sat out multiple games this season with ankle arthritis.

Zeppelin96 | Lakers

11 | 11 hours ago

We had a timeout still too lol

Candid-Boss6534 | POR

4 | 11 hours ago

I think a lot of guys can be clutch when the game is in motion (I.e. basically while the clock is running) but not as clutch when the game stops(free throws, inbounding the ball)

Constant_Charge_4528 | Bulls

1 | 10 hours ago

He just mentally checks out by the end of the game for some reason, probably tired

samhit_n | Lakers

32 | 11 hours ago

It’s weird how the guy with the 2nd most games played in NBA history keeps making these silly mistakes at the end of the game.

Conflict_NZ | Lakers

26 | 11 hours ago

Seriously, he’s turned it over in that situation way too many times.

Shadezilla

9 | 11 hours ago

Should be Luka moving forward.

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

11 | 11 hours ago

Nah we need him to receive the ball. It should be Smart.

Books66

6 | 11 hours ago

you don’t want luka shooting those fts; Luka inbound to reeves or smart

joaolouro1967 | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

Luka can actually grab the ball in hard situations, it’s why he stays on the floors for these things. Also, Smart has been good from the line this year but I don’t rrust him to hit clutch free throws

goatpigrabbit

1 | 11 hours ago

Nah, smart be making dumb soft passes too

GGezpzMuppy | Spurs

3 | 11 hours ago

Podcast pals go way back.

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

-10 | 11 hours ago

It’s cause LeBron has to be on the floor at the end games but his free throw shooting is down in the clutch. So he has to be the inbounder.

DelayAgreeable8002

13 | 11 hours ago

How do you figure? His FT% is higher than his career average.

Mood_Academic | Lakers

15 | 11 hours ago

People just come on here and say things they think are smart lol

refreshing_yogurt

5 | 11 hours ago

Higher than his career average (~75%) is still below the threshold of player you’d normally want taking free throws in those situations (80+%)

DelayAgreeable8002

0 | 10 hours ago

Luka is only 78%

ayeno

3 | 11 hours ago

What about in the clutch, it seems like he is bad in those situations

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

that’s what it feels like as a regular watcher. i remember missing those in that Suns game.

mas1108 | Lakers

3 | 10 hours ago

Bro, we absolutely do not want Lebron shooting free throws.

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

I think he started as not a great free throw shooter, improved over time, and slightly regressed relative to his last few Lakers years this season. I think it’s on the uptick actually, but he is still the worst free throw shooter out of the five

WIN011 | MIL

146 | 11 hours ago

Marcus Smart’s clutch offense somehow was the difference

beklog | Celtics

39 | 11 hours ago

He’s always been like that.. the problem is not knowing which version of him will show up

Then-Shop5854 | Spurs

16 | 10 hours ago

Such a fun player to watch especially in the playoffs, dogshit shot chucker flopping everywhere one game to big shot taker when the other guys look like they have piss running down their legs and getting crucial turnovers on the other end.

I’m so happy he never played for the Spurs, he is a walking heart attack.

sponedaddie | Lakers

30 | 11 hours ago

Marcus High Distinction today.

HHHogana | Lakers

6 | 11 hours ago

Dude didn’t shoot anything before he randomly made two clutch buckets.

WalrusInMySheets | LAL

0 | 9 hours ago

Bro really looked off a wide open LeBron in the corner to get an and-1

Brad-Stevens | Celtics

139 | 11 hours ago

4th quarter yelling, ___ __ _____ __!?

Ranjith_Unchained

39 | 11 hours ago

Why tf Batum in

Absol61 | Nuggets

26 | 11 hours ago

Clippers probably win if Kawhi didn’t sit out with probably an injury. They need to work on their defence.

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

34 | 11 hours ago

Honestly their defense wasn’t too bad, but Luka and Reaves were just absolutely cooking. Not much you can do.

BearShark8 | Lakers

10 | 9 hours ago

Lakers just shot above their average from 3 today

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

7 | 9 hours ago

But that’s also a problem that LAC has struggled with.

Tbh, I don’t really understand why we didn’t put DJJ on Luka more. Dunn is a really good defender, but he ultimately doesn’t have the size or length to properly compete with Luka.

SeriouusDeliriuum

1 | 7 hours ago

True, and there definitely is some variance involved, but when teams shoot better than their average it’s usually a combination of a good night and strategy. Can’t control the first thing so good teams focus on the second. Lakers have been focusing on strategy and it’s helped. Which I hate to say as a Nuggets fan but the lakers are shaping into form.

Clipgang1629 | Clippers

17 | 11 hours ago

Our defense has been really good since the trades now that we play Dunn, DJJ, and Kawhi in the same lineups without having DJJ be the PF.

It’s just the second night of a back to back and the Lakers shot lights out

Zanad14 | LAL

14 | 11 hours ago

We led like 95% of the game even while he was playing

nahs | Clippers

5 | 11 hours ago

Brolo played some extremely good defense down the stretch

BiscottiShoddy9123

21 | 11 hours ago

Man I was waiting to post this 🤣🤣🤣🤣

FlipWildBuckWild | Knicks

5 | 11 hours ago

“Lotto, I don’t fit you”

Epicallytossed | Mavericks

125 | 11 hours ago

I know they lost, but I will always love you derrick jones jr

No-Fill1769 | Mavericks

39 | 11 hours ago

Legit same. That clutch corner 3 gave me flashbacks

Kindly_Ad995

11 | 11 hours ago

“Jones… MAKES IT as the buzzer sounds!” as he hit the turnaround fade over Chet and then slid on the ground all the way over to Kidd on the sideline still lives in my head rent free 💔

samhit_n | Lakers

118 | 11 hours ago

I hope Kawhi is alright. He was torching us, and they probably beat us if he finished the game.

loyola-atherton | Lakers

71 | 11 hours ago

I hope Collins is alright too. He ain’t a star but been a fan of him because dude is just a good and genuine human being.

brainspl0ad | Clippers

16 | 11 hours ago

Those replays hurt me

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

39 | 11 hours ago

Kawhi looked like the best player in the world. We did our best to slow him down by blitzing him, and he still cooked us.

HHHogana | Lakers

5 | 10 hours ago

If it wasn’t for his constant injuries he’d likely be the undisputed greatest since 2019.

sadbecausebad | Warriors

2 | 8 hours ago

over luka or jokic?

HHHogana | Lakers

11 | 6 hours ago

Luka and Jokic have massive defensive deficiency, so while they can have greater one or two seasons than Kawhi, overall they have more uphill battle against healthy Kawhi.

sadbecausebad | Warriors

7 | 6 hours ago

that’s fair. another one of basketball’s great what ifs

CrippledBanana | Canada

5 | 5 hours ago

Prime kawhi was nasty beyond belief, he turned back the clock this year and yet that still didn’t represent his top defensive prowess. 2x dpoy and 2x fmvp and yet still considered a what-if due to his injuries

chinzo2345

2 | 7 hours ago

100%

_chadwell_ | Lakers

0 | 38 minutes ago

I mean, when they were both healthy in 2020 and 2021 LeBron was clearly better than him and while playing elite two-way basketball.

GriffinQ | WAS

88 | 11 hours ago

Tough hate watch for a lot of people clearly. Lakers apparently never get valid foul calls and any free throws shot by the opposing team are never commented on. Every game thread comment is purely free throw complaints, ref complaints, and “I hate X player/X team”. Zero actual enjoyment of the game.

Gotta be such an exhausting way to watch basketball. The amount of people saying “I hate watching X team play” who aren’t Clippers or Lakers fans… y’all know you don’t have to watch the game, right?

Bad win for the Lakers, but better than a loss. Clippers got some dogs, but not much you can do when you lose multiple of your best players down the stretch.

MmotosumoO | San Diego Clippers

21 | 11 hours ago

I love having league pass up for some weird action. Lakers and TV games bring out a lot more people. Plus betting markets make it worse.

I thought the game was good first 3 quarters and got away from the refs a bit towards the end

GriffinQ | WAS

18 | 11 hours ago

I do wonder how often the overt crying and complaining at the end of games is because of people mad that the bet they made isn’t about to hit.

Shit has been exceptionally bad for sports discourse. 6 or 7 years ago I thought it was going to be awesome, but I wouldn’t lose a wink of sleep if they re-banned app-based sports betting.

MmotosumoO | San Diego Clippers

5 | 11 hours ago

I feel like 90% of non-flaired/different team flair are like this from the betting side. I agree, banning the betting would be perfect, but even just banning them from ads during live play would be preferential.

Constant_Charge_4528 | Bulls

2 | 7 hours ago

I do wonder how often the overt crying and complaining at the end of games is because of people mad that the bet they made isn’t about to hit.

Petty sure that’s like 90%, why else will you care so much about a team you don’t even root for anyway?

CrippledBanana | Canada

1 | 5 hours ago

You thought betting being legal was going to be awesome ⁶⁄₇ years ago? If you don’t mind, what was the logic there? It’s been legal here for a bit but it’s been ass the whole time.

GriffinQ | WAS

1 | 3 hours ago

I was in my mid 20s, sick of going through offshore sketchy sportsbooks, and thought the tax revenue would be beneficial to state economies - I also expected legislation to very quickly end up to be similar to cigarettes in how it was allowed to be advertised but I was colossally wrong there.

My timeline is also off a bit because my brain still thinks it’s 2022 - it was probably closer to ²⁰¹⁵⁄₂₀₁₆ where this was my held belief. I, like many people, thought legalization would be better than the previous system.

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

7 | 11 hours ago

The refs were garbage man no one is going to pretend otherwise

GriffinQ | WAS

24 | 11 hours ago

They were garbage for both teams and throughout the entire game (really ramped up in the second half).

That’s not the same as “Lakers whistle” “Luka gets everything” “this team sucks without the whistle” “fixed” type comments that mean nothing and fully ignore that both teams are both benefiting and being penalized by bad reffing.

In the last five minutes of game time, the Clippers shot 5 FTs, the Lakers shot 8. That’s not some egregious disparity that warrants acting like one team is getting a massively beneficial whistle, and it’s such an incredibly boring, myopic way to talk about the game.

DrPepperPower | Lakers

3 | an hour ago

It’s crazy how Luka gets such “soft” calls but then, in the same game, they miss his arm getting slammed twice in a row.

It’s serious incompetence

Gasu55

5 | 11 hours ago

Bro, As a Luka fan, it’s not even worth arguing with these people. A lot of the times, when Luka does get a FT he was probably fouled 2-3 times a possession. These people don’t watch the game, at all.

Luka does Grift, but it’s not that often, he gets fouled on a lot more, usually egregiously by physical defenders.

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

-6 | 11 hours ago

It’s insane man. Lakers were fully healthy, Clippers no Harden and Zubac and yet it’s a razor thin win

Refs were propping them up all game

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

3 | 11 hours ago

Would have also helped if we could get literally any stop in the first half lol

GriffinQ | WAS

3 | 11 hours ago

First half (and moreso first quarter) shooting splits for the Lakers were insane.

rusty512 | Pistons

2 | 11 hours ago

To be fair the games are frustrating to watch in general when the officiating becomes a major factor

GriffinQ | WAS

7 | 10 hours ago

Let’s normalize turning shit off and doing literally anything else if a bad basketball game gets you (general you, not you) to crash out repeatedly over an hour.

We live in a world with seemingly limitless entertainment choices. It’s almost too easy to just not watch stuff that you’re not enjoying.

IndoFountainPenner | Lakers

59 | 11 hours ago

Takeaways from today’s game:

Doris Burke has a talent of making a 5 second talkinh point into 30 second word slop. Its amazing how similar she talks to chatgpt friendly mode

Luka hates Dunn way too much, this time to the detriment of the team (iced tf out of AR and LeBron in the clutch)

Refs hate Niederhauser

Refs love Mathurin

Refs are just soft af today in general and lost the game by the 2nd

AR somehow has the most egregious looking fouls called while simultaneously having the most egregious looking missed calls

Whoever gets matched up with the Clippers will not be very happy, they are legit. Super athletic amd decent at shooting and defense, and resurgent old heads.

frankcostello666 | Lakers

27 | 11 hours ago

Luka hates Dunn way too much, this time to the detriment of the team (iced tf out of AR and LeBron in the clutch)

luka was getting buckets while lebron airballed a layup

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

25 | 11 hours ago

I was surprised no one really talked about Mathurin going to the Clippers, he’s pretty legit, and can single-handedly carry a team to some wins. He can also be pretty inconsistent, but he’s young still. The Pacers needed a good center more, but it was a good pickup for the Clippers

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

5 | 11 hours ago

People basically wrote off the Clippers the second they traded Harden, but any slight believers definitely just moved on the second Zu was sent out.

To be fair, they’re definitely not contenders (which Kawhi has openly expressed) and they might not even make the playoffs, but they are still an annoying team to play—especially if Garland comes back at some point.

Dunn/DJJ/Kawhi/BroLo are all good to great defenders and they find ways to score even when their shot isn’t falling.

trimble197

1 | 11 hours ago

It’s mainly that the only legit threat the Clippers have left is Kawhi, and we saw him limping tonight. If that leg starts acting up again, then they’re fucked

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

1 | 11 hours ago

This was always the case regardless of what supporting cast we had. Doesn’t matter if we had PG, Harden, Zu, etc. No Kawhi = we’re not an actual threat.

Tbh, I’m shocked how decent we look without Harden + Garland injured. Our lack of playmaking is painful.

fastheadcrab | Raptors

2 | 10 hours ago

He was an excellent tank commander for the Pacers this year, and that was not a good thing for any team trying to win.

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

2 | 10 hours ago

Yeah, I wouldn’t say he’s a win now player, but he’s got a lot of potential, and the Clippers are clearly trying to get some younger players for the post Harden and Kawhi years

coolycooly | Nets

7 | 11 hours ago

Doris Burke sees a player hit a layup and then just says the most generic thing possible and that that player is underrated or underappreciated. She is like if ChatGPT was casting a basketball game.

IndoFountainPenner | Lakers

5 | 11 hours ago

Idk why espn still uses her, the complaints are pretty loud and not a single positiv review in sight

MmotosumoO | San Diego Clippers

2 | 11 hours ago

Good game, but man, the 3 PT shooting for us was atrocious. If the Lakers didn’t win, I would’ve been belle surprised

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

-1 | 11 hours ago

You forget the Refs wallets just got a little fatter thanks to Ballmer and Aspiration

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

51 | 11 hours ago

That was a fucking unwatchable finish lol.

Lakers offense led by a hate fueled Luka can absolutely fucking cook, but boy they better hope they can stay hot for 4 games in the playoffs, because the defense is bad.

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

26 | 11 hours ago

We won’t win this year because of the defense and athleticism deficiencies and our lack of a good starting C.

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

0 | 11 hours ago

It’s insane to me how Pelinka hasn’t meaningfully improved LAL’s roster after a full year with Luka. If LAL re-signs Reaves to a fat contract, I think they’ll be in quite a bit of trouble in the long run.

He absolutely cooks and is a fucking offensive juggernaut, but I just don’t see how that back court maintains any sustainable defense for a potential contender.

podfather2000 | Lakers

17 | 10 hours ago

Not a huge fan of Pelinka, but he is operating under the new CBA, it’s not 2K with infinite trades. The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have endless flexibility with LeBron on the books and limited assets.

As for Luka and Austin’s elite offense, it wins in today’s NBA. You don’t need two lockdown guards you need size, scheme, and rim protection behind them. Reaves is an efficient secondary creator who fits perfectly next to Luka. Letting him walk would be worse than paying him.

Defense is a team construct. Elite offense is harder to find.

Kitchen_Empty

1 | 11 hours ago

Lakers do need to somehow sign AR without paying him the max, but with Bron’s contract ending, they should have some room to maneuver in the off season. They really need some quality role players. I have never seen a team with bench this bad.

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

0 | 11 hours ago

Issue is that if LeBron leaves, they create another big gap in their roster. Even if LeBron isn’t his prime self, he’s still a hugely positive player who isn’t the easiest to replace.

They might get lucky retaining Reaves due to limited cap space, a ton of amazing guards in the draft, and a bunch of absolute heaters in FA (Norm, Mathurin, Simons, White, etc.). But yeah, Reaves next contract will be a huge indicator of Lakers overall future.

bdonballer | Lakers

49 | 11 hours ago

Lakers make every clutch minute so stressful, but somehow squeak through with a win

sponedaddie | Lakers

15 | 11 hours ago

As is tradition.

FourCylinder | Raptors

2 | an hour ago

Having the GOAT and Luka should mean that the Lakers win more clutch games than they lose.

Shadoken-TYPE0 | Canada

39 | 11 hours ago

Great game from Luka, I hope he’s not hurt because he looked wobbly.

Conflict_NZ | Lakers

29 | 11 hours ago

He was hobbling around the last few possessions and went back to the locker room at some point.

Honestly can’t believe we can’t stay healthy for one damn game.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

34 | 11 hours ago

These refs are trash lol

Luka, Reaves duo is just flipping insane

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

-7 | 11 hours ago

Ballmer likely sent them a payout

Gasu55

-12 | 11 hours ago

What are you going on about? Pretty much all the foul calls(maybe except the Smart one) were good. They didn’t make any obvious mistakes. If anything they missed some fouls against the Lakers .

Ok_Turn6757 | Lakers

4 | 10 hours ago

Theres a video on the sub showing dunn hacking luka b2b with no call

--Alix-- | Mavericks

28 | 11 hours ago

Refs went crazy this game

Mathurin good

Hope Kawhi is okay

Lebron’s mind is aging faster than his body, he’s slowly turning into Marcus Dumb with his constant bone head plays

Luka good

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

27 | 11 hours ago

Absolutely bonkers pass from LeBron at the end there, but hey, they still got the win. Wish we could win a few by more than single digits, it’s not good for my blood pressure

loyola-atherton | Lakers

10 | 11 hours ago

It was odd to see the Clippers surround him at the end but not foul him actively to get the whistle lol

MmotosumoO | San Diego Clippers

3 | 11 hours ago

Dunn should’ve fouled straight up right away

srhdt

24 | 10 hours ago

Did anyone see Inside the NBA? Chuck was going on and on about how terrible the Lakers are and how this win was meaningless, and then Ernie had to cut him off because they needed to interview Austin Reaves and he’d been listening in the whole time. Was so awkward and hilarious.

heirofsorrows | Clippers

18 | 11 hours ago

At a weird peace with my Clipper fandom. If we win games, yippee! If we lose games, the Thunder get better and become more unbeatable for whatever team beat us.

Quadriporticus | DAL

17 | 11 hours ago

Pretty great effort still. The Clips were playing without their 4 best players in the closing minutes.

heirofsorrows | Clippers

4 | 11 hours ago

Yeah I genuinely like our roster, so I’m not too moved win or lose anymore. They are an easy group to root for.

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

3 | 11 hours ago

This would have stung a lot more if we didn’t win last night. Splitting a B2B of the Nuggets and Lakers is a win.

MmotosumoO | San Diego Clippers

2 | 11 hours ago

Yeah that’s the craziest part. This should’ve been DG, Math, Kawhi, Collins, and maybe DJJ/Lopez/Dunn based on matchups

Jimmy0034 | Clippers

7 | 11 hours ago

We cant seriously fall under 10 since every team below us and Blazers are tanking and losing

heirofsorrows | Clippers

3 | 11 hours ago

I mean the last two years the first overall pick went a team with a <2% chance of landing it. Let’s make it three.

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

2 | 11 hours ago

I don’t want OKC to get another franchise dude, but if our <2% chance pick jumps to the top 4, that boosts the likelihood of us getting the Pacers pick lol.

heirofsorrows | Clippers

1 | 11 hours ago

That’s a good point.

MmotosumoO | San Diego Clippers

1 | 11 hours ago

Yeah but those were rigged. Spurs for Wemby cause they’re the spurs and then Flagg to Mavs for trading Luka!

Conspiracy aside, if that happens, I will cry, but move on. They can’t pay everyone

heirofsorrows | Clippers

2 | 11 hours ago

Wemby was three years ago. The last two years were Hawks then Mavs.

MmotosumoO | San Diego Clippers

1 | 11 hours ago

Oh man, Risarcher is so forgettable. My bad lol

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

15 | 11 hours ago

Clippers took on the Lakers and were down three players by the end. Collins had an unfortunate collision with Hayes, Kawhi had to sit late with ankle soreness, and Mathurin fouled out.

Crazy.

SnoobNoob7860

-1 | 5 hours ago

and they don’t have garland yet

i think the clippers are better than their record suggests but also the lakers aren’t as good as their seeding

_chadwell_ | Lakers

1 | 34 minutes ago

The Lakers have been missing at least one of their 3 best players for most of the season, they’re likely better than their record if those guys can remain healthy.

frankcostello666 | Lakers

13 | 11 hours ago

everybody will say that the lakers got lucky because kawhi got hurt but people have to consider that ayton was on the floor for 27 minutes

PANGIRA | LAL

14 | 11 hours ago

idk why im surprised old ass brook is more useful than ayton

neal1701

13 | 11 hours ago

Man, Kawhi got injured just before clutch time

Still a fun game and Clippers will be .500 soon enough

CockroachForeign6419 | Lakers

16 | 11 hours ago

It’s funny all this complaining on Luka yet Mathrurin shot more FTs than him lol

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

2 | 11 hours ago

I’m honestly shocked at how good Mathurin is at drawing contact. I get that foul baiting is foul baiting, but he doesn’t flop very egregiously. Dude just goes straight into contact and forces a whistle.

FallenCow

3 | 9 hours ago

Helps that the refs were straight ass that game. He should have gotten the offensive foul pushing Smart off with his left driving to the rim.

Shadezilla

10 | 11 hours ago

Luka hates Kris Dunn lmaooo

Ranjith_Unchained

13 | 11 hours ago

Dunn should’ve had like 12 fouls this game lol

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

0 | 11 hours ago

Ballmer with a blank check to the refs

EthanHuntBroMichael | LAC

11 | 11 hours ago

Fire Nico >!Batum for missing that three!<

bdonballer | Lakers

-1 | 11 hours ago

I think you misspelled THANKS NICO!

sanjit8103 | Nuggets

8 | 11 hours ago

Hope Collins is fine, that blow looked nasty.

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

7 | 11 hours ago

Yeah, no kidding. He was trying to stay in for the free throw, but he looked a little wobbly to me. It looked like he was leaning on the guy he was walking with more than he should if he wasn’t hurt

nepats523 | Clippers

3 | 10 hours ago

The fact that our training staff was even entertaining the thought while his eyes were rolled to the back of his head was shameful. We had a similar thing happen to Norm Powell a few years back (not concussed as bad tho) and they rushed him back way too early, a little worried what they will do this time

brainspl0ad | Clippers

2 | 11 hours ago

Those replays were gnarly.

solarxbear | LAL

1 | 10 hours ago

Did it seem like he could have braced himself with him arm on the fall? His head took a direct hit from the floor

sanjit8103 | Nuggets

2 | 9 hours ago

No chance, the bump going down by Hayes meant he couldn’t get his arm up in time..

PartyBusRuss

9 | 11 hours ago

I missed the stress of Lakers games for a couple weeks

clayfu | Clippers

7 | 11 hours ago

If batum made that 3 after getting the steal would have been wild.

GGezpzMuppy | Spurs

6 | 11 hours ago

lol Lakers got away with that one, lucky Kawhi went down.

UncoBeefWang | Spurs

8 | 11 hours ago

yeah that shouldn’t have been close

Smart hit some big shots though

Lucky-Roll-675

7 | 11 hours ago

Kris Dunn… between starting the fight against Randle a week ago… and also telling his teammate to pick up the ball as it rolled on the ground on the inbound without touching it… and also getting ejected after getting into it with Luka in Nov… and now *not* fouling LeBron there at the end….

Dude is forming a nice rep of being one of those guys who will hurt your team more than help.

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

-1 | 11 hours ago

Dunn is just an absolutely polarizing player. He’s a defensive savant but his offense is just atrocious to watch.

Last last week against the Rockets he had 3 amazing steals in a row, and he fucked every single possession transition.

RainierPC | Cavaliers

4 | 11 hours ago

Ayton not just doing cardio but actively hurting the Lakers

nepats523 | Clippers

4 | 11 hours ago

Investigate Jordan Miller’s fan duel account

1ngr4m | Lakers

3 | 11 hours ago

That one play where Lebron drove into the teeth of the defense and did an up and under layup that failed to even hit rim really struck me that Father Time is starting to land some body shots.

RainierPC | Cavaliers

2 | 10 hours ago

Sore knee from the scrimmage before the game.

Skylightt

3 | 11 hours ago

Classic Laker game. Luka goes crazy early to get them a lead. They coast for a while. Win the game in the clutch

MaximumestBob | Raptors

1 | 11 hours ago

very Cade esque performance from him tonight

nancybenoitribute

1 | 11 hours ago

Luka, lebron & Austin, Josh hart, jalen & KAT. 7 games. Finals.

TheOriginalElTigre | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

I missed our Slim Thick Slovenian so badly

Special_Intention_54

1 | 11 hours ago

I don’t know if it’s his genetics or a general Balkan thing but he seems to put on weight so quickly. I assume he was on vacation for a few days, but I feel like he can easily put on 10 pounds within a day.

KingC11_ | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

This team is just not good man. I wish their defense was at least average but my god it’s so bad. First round exit here we come

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

1 | 11 hours ago

Feels like your best bet is matching up against Houston, who has a hell of a lot of question marks with their lack of proper playmaker. You can likely beat them in a shootout

brnccnt7

1 | 9 hours ago

Have faith

But yeah it’s a process bro

Maybe in summer or next year yall get some nice 3 and d pieces

Luka is like 26, the next 5 years are his

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

2 | 11 hours ago

Rough game to watch, the amount of fouls the Clippers, Ballmer and Aspiration got away with was unreal

Money talks I guess and the refs pockets are a little fatter after tonight

SensitiveFee3936

2 | 11 hours ago

No way a sane human being watched the game and came to this conclusion

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

Go check the game thread majority agree and couldn’t believe what we were watching

Clippers were hacking on every play and somehow Lakers ended with 5 less FT

JustSmileHaHa

1 | 11 hours ago

Interesting to me that, as all-time gifted with court vision as LeBron is, he’s probably one of the worst inbounders in the league.

OpportunityNext9675 | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

Damn Kenny just called Reaves a sub-thot

Akipella | Warriors

1 | 11 hours ago

That three Luka hit with 4min left really changed the game. Kawhi had to go so they probably lose anyways, but that was a HUGE shot.

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

Mathurin is gonna end up the best player in the Zubac trade. He’s just been begging to break out, and was limited with the Pacers’ shenanigans, and they didnt want to pay him. He’s a future piece that can be a Clipper post Kawhi.

brnccnt7

1 | 9 hours ago

True he’s developing nicely on the Clippers

Haliburton is great but his style and that offense didnt bode well for Mathurins development

He plays more like the clippers do

Elliot_LuNa

1 | 11 hours ago

lakers are a weird mix of unwatchable and entertaining

14high

1 | 11 hours ago

Unwatchataining

Left_Conference4916

1 | 11 hours ago

Luka #1 MVP

kennyvendetta

1 | 10 hours ago

At current assist pace Lebron will surpass Chris Paul in 100 games.

Intelligent-Web-8017

1 | 10 hours ago

may have turned out diff if kahwi didn’t leave. clippers seemed to have lost morale after he left

Clippsfan

1 | 10 hours ago

GG lakers

zolakers | Lakers

1 | 9 hours ago

Bron could have easily sat out with the sore knee and migraine. Glad he didn’t! Rest up 🐐

DrPepperPower | Lakers

1 | an hour ago

The no calls on the smacking of Lukas arms is ridiculous.

Also why are we having LeBron inbound at that crucial point? Shouldn’t he be getting the ball being tall and with court vision?

No-Afternoon-3986

0 | 10 hours ago

if you’re a fan of refball, check out the last 3 minutes. masterpiece

TheCalmInsanity | Clippers

-1 | 11 hours ago

Missed double dribble on Luka

DudleyDoody | Lakers

-3 | 11 hours ago

Luka MVP of hating the Clippers and goddamn it I respect it.

RainierPC | Cavaliers

-2 | 11 hours ago

Mathurin playing unethical basketball

Resshin31 | Clippers

1 | 10 hours ago

You spelled Doncic wrong

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

-1 | 11 hours ago

the officiating in the 4th quarter was horrendous. Luka was great but the calls he was getting was quite infuriating as a neutral fan .

thelastofus101 | Mavericks

14 | 11 hours ago

He should’ve got more fouls tbh dunn was literally yanking and pulling him the entire game

Books66

7 | 11 hours ago

there is no way to claim the Luka got a favorable whistle that game

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

9 | 11 hours ago

You mean he should hve got more fouls

Fabulous_Piccolo5361

2 | 11 hours ago

I dont disagree that the calls he got were soft. But Dunn is also grabbing and pulling the whole game and they letting that slide

ButterflyGreedy2267

4 | 11 hours ago

Lol neutral

nicfanz

-2 | 11 hours ago

B team will forever be B team 🤡

Personal_Cellist_594

-4 | 11 hours ago

Let’s go Lakers! Love every Lakers game!!! 💜💛

scozzy | Lakers

-9 | 11 hours ago

damn aspiration checks didn’t clear huh

SensitiveFee3936

1 | 11 hours ago

Wanna ask the kings about checks to the refs?

scozzy | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

damn no comment

Western-Election-997 | Lakers

-2 | 11 hours ago

Nah they cleared but Kawhi had to dip so they couldn’t rig it more or it would be blatant

The Los Angeles Lakers (34-21) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (27-29), 125-122 behind Luka 38/6/11 on 64% ts