Clippers Vs. Lakers - Thoughts the Day After the Battle of L.A.
Bryant and Bynum both had monster games and the Clippers still were in a position to win -- it's not a bad result.
| Final - 4.4.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 113 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 108 |
Bryant and Bynum both had monster games and the Clippers still were in a position to win -- it's not a bad result.
The Lakers won the Battle of L.A. and maintained their position as the top NBA team in town, but the Clippers didn't go down without a fight
Andrew Bynum scored 36 and Kobe Bryant scored 31, including the dagger with 24 seconds left, to give the Lakers a crucial win over the Clippers for playoff positioning. With the win, the Lakers take a 2.5 game lead over the Clippers for the third position in the Western Conference and the Lakers also claim the season series.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 34 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 113 |
| LA Clippers | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 108 |
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace | 24 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 7 |
| Pau Gasol | 38 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Andrew Bynum | 39 | 13-20 | 0-1 | 10-12 | 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-0 | 36 |
| Kobe Bryant | 36 | 13-19 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 5-1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 31 |
| Ramon Sessions | 38 | 6-13 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 6-1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 16 |
| Matt Barnes | 29 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 7-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Steve Blake | 14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Josh McRoberts | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Troy Murphy | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Christian Eyenga | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Devin Ebanks | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jordan Hill | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Andrew Goudelock | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Darius Morris | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 43-83 | 6-16 | 21-30 | 44-12 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 16-1 | 113 | |
| .518 | .375 | .700 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 1 (7 pts) | |||||||
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 34 | 9-18 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 4-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 28 |
| Blake Griffin | 36 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 14-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 15 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 40 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 13-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Randy Foye | 30 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 11 |
| Chris Paul | 39 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 22 |
| Nick Young | 19 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Kenyon Martin | 19 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simmons | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 14 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Reggie Evans | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Mo Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 43-95 | 9-25 | 13-20 | 46-18 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 21-1 | 108 | |
| .453 | .360 | .650 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 0 (12 pts) | |||||||