Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers heart Jaxson Hayes defends through the first half of an NBA basketball recreation, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. ( AP Picture/Mark J. Terrill) Supply: Article
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 22 factors, James Harden added 21 factors and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102 Sunday evening within the Lakers’ first go to on the new Intuitive Dome.
Kawhi Leonard had 19 factors and Ivica Zubac 21 factors and 19 rebounds for the Clippers within the first assembly of the season between the outdated hall rivals at Crypto.com Area in downtown Los Angeles.
James had 25 factors and 11 assists and Rui Hachimura added 19 factors. Anthony Davis had 16 factors and 10 rebounds in his return after lacking a match attributable to plantar fasciitis. The Lakers’ two-game successful streak ended.
Leonard tied his season excessive by taking part in 24 minutes however none within the fourth as he continued underneath a minute restriction in his fifth recreation of the season. He scored eight straight to surpass 14,000 profession factors within the third, when the Clippers constructed their largest lead of 26 factors.
Takeaways
Lakers: Their solely lead got here on the primary basket of the sport. They outscored the Clippers 13-2, together with 11 in a row, to complete the third with a rating of 92-77. Throughout the push, sudden chants from their followers “Let’s go, Lakers!” » crammed the constructing and drowned out the native followers.
Clippers: They gained their third straight recreation beginning a stretch of six video games in 9 days.
Key second
The Clippers outscored the Lakers 32-23 within the second half to guide 64-49 at halftime after capturing 58 p.c from the ground. The groups every scored 28 factors within the third and the Lakers dominated the Clippers 25-24 within the fourth.
Key statistic
Each groups shot at the least 50% from the ground. The Lakers made 9 3-pointers and the Clippers scored 11.
To be continued
The Lakers host the Wizards on Tuesday. The Clippers host the Bulls on Monday.
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