Lakers vs. Clippers: Score, Highlights, Reaction from 2017 Regular Season

January 14th, 2017 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »

The NBA's battle for Los Angeles went to the Clippers on Saturday, as they knocked off the Lakers by a final score of 113-97 to earn their sixth straight victory.

The Clippers had no problems controlling the Lakers, carrying a 58-39 lead into halftime and going on cruise control in the second half to remain within shouting distance of the Golden State Warriors in the Pacific Division.

DeAndre Jordan created a lot of problems for the Lakers on Saturday. The star center had a double-double by the end of the first half and finished with 24 points, 21 rebounds and this terrific highlight with an assist from Chris Paul, via the Clippers:



The Clippers pointed out that Jordan's latest 20-20 game was one for the record books:



The size difference between the Clippers and Lakers was apparent throughout the game, including on this block from Marreese Speights that led to an easy transition basket for Brandon Bass, via NBA.com:



There's also the rather large disparity in overall talent between these two teams. The Lakers are showing signs of improve ...

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