Los Angeles Lakers misplaced to Los Angeles Clippers by 118-125 on Wednesday night time. With a complete of 42 wins and 38 losses within the season, Clippers are on the No.5 place within the standings for Western Convention.
Within the match, LeBron James delivered a terrific efficiency for Lakers as he completed with 33 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists.
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“It is one of many hardest video games we have had this 12 months. Coming off the highway journey and getting again late final night time, after an extra time recreation … this was a kind of scheduling conflicts within the season and positively obtained one of the best of us tonight,” James was quoted as saying by ESPN.
Within the second quarter, Clippers raced off as they grabbed 34 factors whereas Lakers managed to get 21 factors. With a 19-point deficit initially of third quarter, Lakers tried to their greatest to scale back the lead by Clippers. Having grabbed 30 factors within the third quarter as in opposition to 22 factors by Clippers within the third quarter, Lakers nonetheless lagged behind by 11 factors within the match. Within the ultimate quarter, Lakers gained 36 factors whereas Clippers managed 32 factors. Nevertheless it was sufficient for a 7-point win by the Clippers.
In the meantime, Lakers have two video games remaining within the common season now. They are going to sq. off in dwelling video games in opposition to the Phoenix Suns on Friday and Utah Jazz on Sunday.
Lakers can nonetheless instantly make it to the play-offs as sixth seed in the event that they win each of their remaining video games. And the Golden State Warriors end 1-1 of their two remaining video games in opposition to the Sacramento Kings and Portland Path Blazers.
From Western Convention, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns have secured the play-offs berth already.