The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Los Angeles Clippers will welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to the Crypto.com Arena for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Clippers lost 122-114 in their last game over the Pelicans. Los Angeles lost its second straight despite getting 40 points from Leonard, who played 41 minutes in New Orleans after being restricted to 18 minutes during a loss at Memphis a night earlier so that he’d be more available against the hotly pursuing Pelicans. “We just have to give credit to them as they played amazing,” Leonard said. “Ingram played great.”
CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy III each added 19 points for New Orleans, which trailed for most of the first three quarters but maintained a slim lead throughout the fourth. Ingram made 13 of 23 shots, including nine shots away from the rim, ranging from pull-ups to tough turnaround fades. “Those are I’m-just-better-than-you shots,” McCollum said of Ingram’s shot selection. “He’s relying on his skill set and his comfort level. Regardless of analytics and what’s considered a good shot, that’s a great shot for him.”
The Los Angeles Lakers on the other hand won 133-135 against the Jazz in their last game. LeBron James missed a potential game-winning layup on the final play of regulation. Given a second chance, he delivered. James scored 37 points, including a go-ahead basket with 27 seconds left in overtime, to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 135-133 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
Ochai Agbaji tried to impede James’ drive to the basket, but he spun off from the Jazz guard and finished over Damian Jones. James has now made 40 career go-ahead shots inside the final 30 seconds of the fourth quarter and overtime, counting playoff games. “I saw a nice clear lane to the right side,” James said. “And I definitely had to make up for blowing that layup at the end of regulation. I had a really good look. We set up a good play and I just left it a little short.”
Anthony Davis had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers. Austin Reaves added 28 points. Five players scored in double figures to help Los Angeles win for the seventh time in eight games. The Lakers escaped with a win by holding Utah without a basket over the final 1:38 after Kelly Olynyk gave the Jazz a 132-129 lead on a 3-pointer. “This has been us lately. We’ve been one of the top teams defensively,” James said. “We had to get stops and we did that.”
Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, Ivica Zubac, Russell Westbrook, Norman Powell
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Dennis Schröder
Los Angeles Clippers: Eric Gordon, Marcus Morris, Paul George
Los Angeles Lakers: Mo Bamba, Scotty Pippen Jr., D’Angelo Russell
The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers will be telecast live on Spectrum SportsNet, Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, ESPN.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Spectrum SportsNet, Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, ESPN. | April 5 (10:00 PM ET) |
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