2023-11-02 06:22:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Austin Reaves scored seven of his 15 points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a streak of 11 consecutive losses against the Los Angeles Clippers by winning the Wednesday for 130-125.
D’Angelo Russell scored 27 points and Anthony Davis contributed that same number, in addition to grabbing 10 rebounds for the decimated Lakers, who beat their Los Angeles opponents for the first time since July 2020, when they played in the Florida “bubble.”
The Lakers, 17-time NBA champions, had not beaten the Clippers in their shared arena since Christmas 2016.
Under the gaze of James Harden, who was on the bench but not yet wearing the Clippers uniform, Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points, in what was his team’s second loss in this young campaign.
Paul George scored 35 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter, including eight points in the final minute, before being ejected for fouling out 30 seconds into overtime.
Although the Lakers used only eight players due to five significant absences due to injuries, they overturned an early 19-point deficit before blowing an eight-point lead in the final 90 seconds of regulation.
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