The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers faced off in their first battle of LA. The Clippers came out of the Staples Center with a win 112-102 to home rivals and the bragging rights.
The LA’s two NBA teams isn’t a rivalry yet but the Lakers came out swinging, coming out with a 13-2 start, but then Kawhi Leonard went to work, hitting seven shots to change the momentum.
The games ping-ponged scoring most of the game, but the Clippers showed their hustle, heart, and depth.
The numbers say it all.
60 to 19.
In the Lakers 112-102 loss to the Clippers, it was the bench scoring disparity that really sealed the game.
The fact that the Lakers could only muster 19 points from its bench makes it glaringly obvious that they need Kyle Kuzma and Rajon Rondo back in the lineup.
The Lakers aren't rushing Rondo or Kuzma back, but they'll struggle mightily, especially against teams as potent as the Clippers, without them on the floor.
