Jordan Clarkson lead all Lakers in scoring with 20 points off the bench to go with 5 rebounds and 8 assists, but the Lakers couldn't stop a Clippers team rejuvenated by Blake Griffin's return, losing 121-106. Larry Nance Jr. added 16 points on the 2nd unit. Julius Randle and Brandon Ingram were co-leaders in the starting unit as both scored 18 points. Randle added 7 boards. KCP added 14 points and 7 rebounds and Kyle Kuzma had a mini bounceback game with 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Final Score: vs. LA Clippers 121-106
Full article: http://www.nba.com/games/20171229/LACLAL#/recap
Next Game: @ Houston (12/31)
Highlights: *Courtesy of Rapid Highlights*
Not much to comment about this game. The Clippers handled the Lakers in a wire-to-wire victory with Blake Griffin returning to the lineup. They started out hot in the 1st quarter with Austin Rivers and Milos Teodosic draining a couple of 3-pointers. Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan did their thing inside the paint. Lou Williams was getting to the free throw line as usual. Montrezl Harrell stepped up for them big time. Meanwhile, the Lakers could not get their offense to go. As mentioned in the stat sheets, Clarkson, Kuzma, Nance, Randle, and Ingram tried to help the team muster some offense. In the 3rd quarter, the Lakers saw little life. The Clippers tried to be cute with their offense and the Lakers capitalized on turnovers and turning defense into offense in those stints. But, the Clippers were just too much for the Lakers this game and the Lakers are almost incapable of playing from behind when they dig themselves a big deficit.
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