Before the derby between the Clippers and the Lakers, the outside world was more optimistic about the Lakers, because the Lakers had Davis and Westbrook, and most players in the team lineup except James were able to play. On the Clippers side, they lack major generals, Xiao Ka and George have been unable to come back, and in the competition of lineup strength, the Lakers have the advantage. In the eyes of the outside world, the Lakers are expected to win this derby battle and surpass the Clippers in the rankings.
However, the process of this game is somewhat unexpected, the Clippers almost all the game to suppress the Lakers, at the end of the first three quarters of the game, the Clippers at most led the Lakers by 17 points, the advantage is still very obvious. Although the Lakers played a wave of 28-17 offense in the final quarter and once overtook the score, in the final moments, the Lakers did not prevent Reggie Jackson's layup, allowing him to easily complete the quasi-kill on the inside line. With the Lakers left in 4 seconds, Davis's throw failed to hit, and the game officially ended.
In the end, the Clippers defeated the Lakers 111-110 at home to win the Los Angeles derby. According to the data, this is already the Clippers' 5-game winning streak against the Lakers, and in the last 9 Los Angeles derby, the Clippers have an absolute advantage of 8 wins and 1 loss.
Although the Clippers lineup is very incomplete in this game, the team lacks two cores, and the players who can play are not as good as the Lakers in terms of popularity, popularity, or personal strength, but in this case, the Clippers rely on the guidance of Terrenlu, they are not optimistic about the outside world, the team successfully completed the quasi-kill at home, defeated the opponent Lakers in the same city, and further widened the gap between them and the Lakers.
In the case of the lineup is not as good as the Lakers, Tyrone Lu can also lead the team to win, it has to be said that the coaching ability of Tyrone Lu is too strong, in the face of the Lakers with Davis and Westbrook, Thiren Lu flexibly uses the team lineup to let the right players appear in the game, and at the critical moment, his on-the-spot adaptability is also very strong, especially when the Lakers narrow the score gap, his suspension put the Clippers back on track, after the suspension ended, the Clippers immediately scored points, the effect is very good.
In the case of the Lakers hitting key balls in succession, the Clippers always have players who can respond and have a strong ability to execute tactics. In this game, it has to be said that Tyrenlu's coaching performance is better than Vogel's, because in the absence of Small Card and George, Tyrenlu still led a civilian team to defeat the Lakers with two All-Star players, and Tyrenlu's coaching ability is evident.
On the Lakers side, although Davis and Westbrook performed very well, in the last quarter, the two players combined to score 16 points, and completed the connection at the key moment. But their poor defensive performance gave the Clippers a lot of opportunities to score easily, and the last time they defended against Reggie Jackson, they lost points too quickly and did not give Reggie Jackson more defensive pressure. Such a poor defensive performance, which also led to the team's eventual loss, and the excellent play of Davis and Westbrook in the final quarter, it was also difficult to prevent the team from losing.