Basketball
NBA: Jackson and Clippers triumph over battered Lakers
The Clippers gasped in the second half of the game, defeating LeBron James’ Lakers 132-111, marking their seventh straight win.
In the early hours of Friday in Los Angeles, the Clippers faced the Lakers in the local derby, with the home team Clippers beating LeBron James’ team 132-111 with reference to the their seventh win in a row. The problems for the Lakers do not stop, as in another bad night for the team from the second half LeBron James was the only reliable solution for the Lakers, who ended the match with 26 points.
Now the Clippers are up 34-31 this season and sit 8th in the West, while the Lakers sit in 9th with a 27-35 record. Leading the Clippers was Reggie Jackson, who caused a lot of damage with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, while Zubac had 19 points. For the Lakers, Westbrook provided significant help with the exception of LeBron with 17 points.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 36-31, 66-63, 106-81, 132-111
CUTTER: Batum 6 (2), Morris 14 (2), Zumbats 19 (8/11 two points), Man 9 (1), Jackson 36 (4/8 three points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists), Coffey 8 (2) , Hartenstein 12 (5 assists), Kenard 11 (3), Covington 12 (2), Hood, Ozelege, Boston 5 (1)
LAKERS: Reeves 9 (2), James 26 (2/9 3-points, 8 rebounds), Howard 2, Monk 12 (2), Westbrook 17 (8 rebounds), Anthony 13, Johnson 8, Basemore 6 (2), Augustin 3 (1), Eligton 12 (2), Gabriel 3 (1)
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