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Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers

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22-18, 8-12 Away
Final
102 - 116

24-17, 15-6 Home

Powell and the Clippers beat James and the Lakers 116-102 in Lakers' first visit to Intuit Dome

Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers: Game Highlights

Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and Ivica Zubac had 21 points and 19 rebounds for the Clippers in the first meeting of the season between the former hallway rivals at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.

James had 25 points and 11 assists and Rui Hachimura added 19 points. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his return after missing a game with plantar fasciitis. The Lakers two-game winning streak ended.

Leonard tied his season high playing 24 minutes but none in the fourth as he continued under a minutes restriction in his fifth game of the season. He scored eight in a row to surpass 14,000 career points in the third, when the Clippers built their biggest lead of 26 points.

Takeaways Lakers: Their only lead came on the game's first basket. They outscored the Clippers 13-2, including 11 in a row, to end the third trailing 92-77. During the spurt, their fans' sudden chants of “Let's go, Lakers!” filled the building and drowned out the home fans.

Clippers: They won their third in a row while starting a stretch of six games in nine days.

Key moment The Clippers outscored the Lakers 32-23 in the second to lead 64-49 at halftime after shooting 58% from the floor. The teams each scored 28 points in the third and the Lakers outscored the Clippers 25-24 in the fourth.

Key stat Both teams shot at least 50% from the floor. The Lakers made nine 3-pointers and the Clippers hit 11.

Up next The Lakers host the Wizards on Tuesday. The Clippers host the Bulls on Monday.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 102 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 102 - 116
4th 2.0 Max Christie makes 2-foot driving dunk 102 - 116
4th 3.1 Christian Koloko offensive rebound 100 - 116
4th 8.1 Gabe Vincent misses 29-foot three point jumper 100 - 116

Statistics

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38-76 FG 47-89
50 Field Goal % 53
9-27 3PT 11-30
33 Three Point % 37
17-19 FT 11-14
89 Free Throw % 79
33 Rebounds 38
5 Offensive Rebounds 11
28 Defensive Rebounds 27
26 Assists 27
6 Steals 12
6 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 12
2 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
15 Fast Break Points 13
48 Points in Paint 54
14 Fouls 12
2 Largest Lead 26
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ivica Zubac, C Out Dec 21
Derrick Jones Jr., F Out Dec 20
Bradley Beal, G Out Nov 12
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rui Hachimura, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Luka Doncic, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Jaxson Hayes, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Gabe Vincent, G Out Dec 18

Game Information

Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 9 .679 - L2
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3.5 W1
Golden State 15 15 .500 5 W2
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11.5 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 13 L1
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