Los Angeles Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James, on the left, is shooting while the center of Los Angeles Clippers Ivica Zubac defends during the first half of a basketball match in the NBA on Friday, February 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP photo / Mark J. Terill)
After the Los Angeles Lakers were in the short term extended their five -game victories sequence with a home victory against the Los Angeles clippers on Friday, the teams will last regular season on Sunday.
Luka Doncic continues to end in shape with the Lakers, scoring 31 points in Friday’s victory against a team he tormented in his career. In 19 regular career games against the clippers, Doncic has collected an average of 32.5 points with 8.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists.
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LeBron James scored 28 points with 13 rebounds when the Lakers have improved at 15-3 since January 21 while playing without starting Rui Hachimura (knee) and losing the departure goalkeeper Austin Reaves (right veal strain) at the first quarter. Reaves had an MRI that revealed any serious injury, ESPN reported on Saturday. Reaves is listed as doubtful and Hachimura only for the match on Sunday.
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Doncic was only 1 out of 6 of the 3 -point range during the first three quarters on Friday, then made two long distance in the fourth quarter when he scored 10 points to finish the victory. Thereafter, it seemed optimistic that a return to its high level form is close.
“It takes a certain time to a group to develop a collective mentality,” said Lakers coach, JJ Reddick. “There have been many things that happened this season. I think that our group, our ecosystem, has been supported since mid-January. There have been lightnings throughout the first parts of the year, but I like who we are currently as a team. »»
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Dononic collected an average of 21.0 points with 8.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists in its first seven games with the Lakers following a Dallas Mavericks Commercial Diadline agreement. He has an average of 25.6 points in the last four games.
The Clippers have lost four times in five games for the second time this season. By counting the competition on Sunday, they still have two games on the road on a stretch of eight consecutive at their home, returning before the star break.
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Ivica Zubac scored 27 points with 16 rebounds for the Clippers during the defeat of 106-102 Friday, while Kawhi Leonard added 21 points while doing 8 out of 17 on the field. James Harden was only 5 out of 22 on the ground and 1 out of 10 from the 3 -point beach while scoring 18 points.
Harden pulled 1 of 13 in the second period only and 0 out of 6 of Deep while committing five of his six reversals.
“Each possession counts, and we did not do a good job,” said Clippers coach Tyronn Lue. “I think it was a two -point match when we had two affiliations in a row, which helped them to open the game. So it’s just something that we can learn and be better with it. »»
Harden had two reversals and Kris Dunn had another, all in a 39 -second section with less than three minutes to play which allowed the Lakers to seal the victory.
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As the Lakers deal with their own injury problems, the Clippers were without the top scorer Norman Powell (knee) in the last five games.
On Saturday, the Clippers signed the double -meaning goalkeeper Jordan Miller for a standard four -year agreement. Miller, who has performed well in League G, has an average of 4.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 30 games with the Clippers this season.
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The Lakers have not only a 2-1 lead in the series of the season, there are 5-2 against the clippers in the last two seasons.
