On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA ushered in a focus showdown, and the Clippers took on the challenge of the Lakers at home, which was a contest between two teams in the same city. Although the Clippers' little card and George were unable to play in this battle, and the Lakers' James was also absent due to injury, this did not affect the importance of this game. Because the Current Lakers' record is 9th in the West, and the Clippers are ranked 8th in the West, the difference between the two teams is 0.5 wins, if the Lakers win this battle, then they will surpass the Clippers and rise to the 8th place in the West, and the Clippers win, then they can also open the gap between them and the Lakers, for both sides, this game is very critical.
In the first quarter of this game, the two teams played very glue, the Lakers side, Davis played steadily, he had 8 points and 5 rebounds in a single quarter, Tucker contributed 6 points, Howard also scored 4 points, and the whole team scored 26 points in a single quarter. On the Clippers side, Morris Jr. and Ibaka teamed up to score 13 points, and Kennard and Hatten also had a good performance, scoring 28 points in a single quarter. The first quarter ended with the Clippers leading the Lakers by two points.
In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers were all soldiers on the offensive end, davis, Howard and Anthony all had good performances, and the team scored 28 points again in a single quarter. However, on the defensive end, the team could not limit the Clippers' performance, and there were deficiencies in many single defenses and assisted defenses, and they lost 32 points in a single quarter. At halftime, the Clippers extended their lead to six points.
In the third quarter, the Lakers still couldn't limit the Clippers' play on the defensive end, giving them a lot of opportunities to score easily. Although the Lakers have no problems on the offensive end, the poor defensive performance also makes them passive. In the third quarter, the team again netted 6 points in a single quarter, and the third quarter was over, and the Clippers had already led the Lakers by 12 points.
In the final quarter, the Lakers played a wave of 8-0 offense, the team successfully closed the score gap to 4 points, and the Clippers were forced to request a timeout. Subsequently, the two teams played very glue, the score gap could not be widened, in the last 2 minutes, the Lakers with Munch and Westbrook's offense, they only trailed the Clippers by 2 points. In the final moments, the Lakers' Munch hit a three-pointer from the outside, the Lakers took a 2-point lead, and then Morris Jr. hit a difficult three-pointer, and the Clippers once again took the lead. In the last 18 seconds, Davis completed the dunk under the basket, Reggie Jackson completed the quasi-kill on the layup, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Lakers 111-110 to win the game.
The main player data of the two teams in this game: Davis had a luxurious stat of 30 points and 17 rebounds, but it was still difficult to help the team win. Munch had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, while Westbrook had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 1-of-5 from three-point range. On the Clippers side, Reggie Jackson had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, while completing the layup, Morris Jr. had 29 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Ibaka had 20 points and 9 rebounds.
The process of this game is very exciting, although both teams are missing the main core players, but the game ups and downs, there is always suspense, in the game the Lakers at most behind the Clippers 17 points, in a passive. In the final quarter, the Lakers began to exert their strength, and they blasted out a 23-10 offense to successfully overtake the score. In the most critical moments, the Clippers regained the lead, and Munch hit a three-pointer in the final moment to help the team reverse the score, and then the little Morris bottom angle hit a counter-three-pointer to help the Clippers take the lead again. In the final moments, Davis completed an empty dunk under the basket, and the Lakers also surpassed by 1 point. Then Reggie Jackson counterattacked with a layup to complete the score, successfully completed the quasi-kill, and the game lost suspense. The Clippers, with Reggie Jackson's quasi-kill, laughed to the end in this Los Angeles derby and became the ultimate winner.