Thoughts in the Wake of Clippers-Lakers
In the course of the first battle of LA, we witnessed something important - the Clippers didn't just win the game, they are the better team
| Final - 1.14.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 24 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 94 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 102 |
Stories
Clippers 102 - Lakers 94 - Why the Clippers mortgaged the farm!
CP3 leads Clippers to victory in battle of LA, despite Kobe's 42.
Clippers 102 - Lakers 94 - Post-Game Victory Thread
Chris Paul's 33 and 6 leads the Clippers to victory in the Battle of LA despite Kobe's fourth straight game of 40.
Clippers vs. Lakers - Second Half Open Thread
Use this thread for comments during the second half of Clippers-Lakers.
Clippers Vs. Lakers: Pacific Division's Best Face Off At Staples Center
The two best teams in the Pacific Division battle Saturday night at Staples Center, as the Los Angeles Clippers host the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lakers - Clippers Preview: A Road Trip Down the Hall
Lakers - Clippers Preview: A Road Trip Down the Hall
Clippers vs. Lakers - Game Preview
The Lakers and Clippers meet in the regular season for the first time in the Chris Paul era.
GameThreads
Clippers Fans GameThread on Clips Nation
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Lakers Fans GameThread on Silver Screen and Roll
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 94 |
| LA Clippers | 31 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 102 |
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Barnes | 24 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-1 | 6 |
| Pau Gasol | 39 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-0 | 14 |
| Andrew Bynum | 39 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 16-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 14-28 | 2-5 | 12-14 | 7-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-0 | 42 |
| Derek Fisher | 24 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 7 |
| Darius Morris | 23 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 7 |
| Josh McRoberts | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-0 | 2 |
| Metta World Peace | 19 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 2 |
| Jason Kapono | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Troy Murphy | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Andrew Goudelock | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Derrick Caracter | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Devin Ebanks | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Steve Blake | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Luke Walton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-77 | 5-12 | 19-25 | 42-11 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 26-6 | 94 | |
| .455 | .417 | .760 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 2 (11 pts) | |||||||
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 31 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Blake Griffin | 44 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 14-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-1 | 22 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 28 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Chauncey Billups | 32 | 6-12 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 19 |
| Chris Paul | 39 | 12-22 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 4-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 33 |
| Reggie Evans | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 0 |
| Randy Foye | 24 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Ryan Gomes | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 |
| Brian Cook | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mo Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Solomon Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Bledsoe | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-85 | 9-21 | 23-30 | 50-17 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 22-2 | 102 | |
| .412 | .429 | .767 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (14 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Greg Willard, Bennie Adams, Tommy Nunez Jr.
Duration:2:30
Officials: - Greg Willard, Bennie Adams, Tommy Nunez Jr.
Duration:2:30
