In recent years, the Los Angeles Clippers have basically owned the Los Angeles Lakers in head-to-head matchups. Coming into Sunday’s game between both teams, the Clippers had won 29 of their last 36 games versus the Purple and Gold.
Both teams came into the contest heading in different directions. While the Lakers had lost 10 of their 13 previous games, the Clippers were on a five-game winning streak and had been successful in 14 of their last 16 contests.
Therefore it was not a small surprise when the Lakers built a 10-point fourth-quarter lead and held on to win, 106-103.
Fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to this outcome in various ways.