LeBron James returned to the court for the first time since missing 13 games with a foot injury and scored 19 points off the bench, but it was Zach LaVine who finished with a game-high 32 points to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 118-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.
Facing a young and talented Cleveland Cavaliers team, the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to put together a complete performance due to cold shooting in the second half.
Los Angeles Lakers first-year head coach Darvin Ham preached “everything starts on the defensive end” as the team rolled out its starting unit for limited minutes during their preseason opener against the Sacramento Kings.
Anthony Edwards scored 30 points making five 3-pointers, D’Angelo Russell finished with 29 points, six assists and three steals as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 109-104 in a play-in game on Tuesday night at Target Center.
D’Angelo Russell had 19 points, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards had 17 apiece and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 128-100 on Monday night in a preseason matchup at Toyota Arena.
It was an ending like no other and one that was filled with drama until the final buzzer. Deandre Ayton crushed home an alley-oop pass from Jae Crowder with 0.7 seconds left, giving the Phoenix Suns an emphatic 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. “Jae just made a great pass,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “That’s the deal. He put it where only DA could get it. It was great awareness by him.” A long sequence of replay reviews favored the
A rematch of the Western Conference first-round series from the bubble last year was on display between the number four seeded Los Angeles Clippers and number five seeded Dallas Mavericks.
For the first time in nine months, the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers competed in the Staples Center. In a battle that consisted of 14 lead changes and seven ties, the reigning champion Lakers secured an 87-81 victory.
The Denver Nuggets scrapped, looking like the team that was on the brink of elimination with everything on the line.
The Dallas Mavericks evened the series at one apiece after defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 124-117 on Wednesday. “Just give Dallas credit, they played hard tonight,” said Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, who finished with a game-high of 35 points and 10 rebounds. “They’re the reason why we didn’t come back.” The Mavericks jumped out in game two to the same lopsided start they had fallen victim to in the first game of the series against the No. 2 seeded Clippers.
The Los Angeles Clippers overcame an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to have a chance late in the closing minutes but it was Devin Booker who stole the show and game for the Phoenix Suns.
The Los Angeles Clippers have dealt with injuries, but most importantly is a roster that has seen 28 different starting lineup changes on the season.
Paul George has been in and out of the lineup this season due to injury, but one thing he has proved is that his clutch gene is still intact hitting a dagger with 13.7 seconds left for the 108-105 win over the Spurs.
A tough second half erased a contending first-half performance for the Clippers. Center Ivica Zubac stepped up in the wake of center Montrezl Harrell being sidelined due to illness, the team forced turnovers and fought to extend possessions.
The much-anticipated Lakers versus Clippers Christmas Day game was an old-fashioned showdown between two teams that share the same home court in STAPLES Center. It came down to the wire in front of a star-studded crowd that included comedian Kevin Hart and actor Anthony Anderson, but ultimately a few costly turnovers and questionable fouls erased the Lakers 15-point lead to give the Clippers the edge, 111-106.