Five things learned from Tuesday’s Lakers-Clippers game
Mike Bresnahan, Ben Bolch and Lindsey Thiry break down the Clippers’ 103-81 victory over the Lakers.
The Lakers lost for the 10th time in a row to the Clippers. Ouch. Here are five things we learned from the Clippers’ 103-81 victory Tuesday.
1. Chris Paul keeps reminding everybody that Russell Westbrook might not be the NBA’s best point guard. He scored 25 points on crisp 10-for-14 shooting and handed out eight assists.
2. Blake Griffin still needs time to return to being Blake Griffin. He had as many points (four) as turnovers in 17 minutes. Then again, this was only his second game back from a three-month absence.
3. Jeff Green had 21 points off the bench, and if the Clippers can get anything remotely close to that from him on a game-to-game basis, it won’t be a bad thing for their upcoming playoff push.
4. The Lakers keep billing the future. It looked bleak Tuesday. Julius Randle missed all six of his shots, D’Angelo Russell missed 13 of 17 and Jordan Clarkson missed nine of 13 before leaving the game because of a lower right leg injury. (X-rays showed no fractures.) Not to be left out of the fun, old-timer Kobe Bryant missed 10 of 12 shots and scored six points.
5. Metta World Peace was the Lakers’ leading scorer. It’s true. Seventeen points.
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