For the first time since 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the LA Clippers after both teams battled it out in overtime.
had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the short-handed Lakers, who beat their local rivals for the first time since July 2020 in the Florida bubble. The 17-timechampion Lakers hadn't beaten the Clippers on the Lakers' home court at their shared arena since Christmas 2016, losing 11 in a row.scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, including eight points in the final minute, before fouling out 30 seconds into overtime.
Although the Lakers used just eight players due to five significant injury absences, they rallied from an early 19-point deficit before blowing an eight-point lead in the final 90 seconds of regulation.George, who had six 3-pointers, hit three free throws with 17 seconds left to tie it. Russell had an open shot at the buzzer, but missed.
The Lakers took a five-point lead in overtime when Reaves stole the ball from Leonard, drove the court and flung an alley-oop to James for a one-handed slam with 2:12 left. Leonard answered with a three-point play and his fifth 3-pointer, but Reaves hit two free throws with 48 seconds left andplayed 21 scoreless minutes in his debut with the Clippers, who officially acquired him and Harden earlier in the day in a multi-player trade with Philadelphia.
"It's going to take a lot of sacrifice, whether it's shots, whether it's minutes," coach Tyronn Lue said."They're willing to do that."Leonard scored a career-high 18 points in the first quarter, hitting seven of his eight shots with four 3-pointers. The Lakers chipped away for the next two quarters and finally reclaimed the lead late in the third.
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