Two days after dropping the first game of their regular season to the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers looked to rebound versus the Los Angeles Clippers.
In some ways, the Lakers got vastly outplayed, as they got outrebounded 58-38 and shot just 35.1 percent from the field and 20.0 percent from 3-point range.
However, despite falling behind by double-digits twice, they were competitive, as they made the Clippers huff and puff to come away with a 103-97 win.
Once again, the outside shot was the Lakers’ downfall. On the other hand, they played spurts of strong defense, as they forced 21 turnovers and held the Clippers to 31.0 percent shooting from downtown.
The Purple and Gold had a chance to win by getting out and running in spurts to the tune of 15 fast-break points. But the team’s lack of outside shooting and frontcourt size and length ultimately resulted in a loss.