Clippers Send Lakers Exclamation Point With Valentine's Day Rout

Pathetic display really. Likely to win their first season series against the Lakers and their first division title, the Clippers took it to the Lakers as little brother gave big brother a big uppercut to the chin in a a 125-101 rout. To make things worse, the Lakers did not score the first 5 minutes of the game that sent the Clippers to a 15-0 lead start before picking up the pace too late. Kobe Bryant lead the Lakers with a double-double of 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists, but even that kind of performance wasn't enough when Kobe committed 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard tallied 18 points and MWP finished with 11 points. The only positives is Antawn Jamison off the bench as his 17 point performance somewhat kept the Lakers afloat and Jodie Meeks, who tallied 13 points off the bench including a 4 point play that kept the crowd into the game for a brief moment. Luckily it's the all-star break, will the Lakers find chemistry and get hot at the right time?

Final Score: @ LA Clippers 125-101
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130214/LACLAL/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: vs. Boston (02/20/13)