On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, los Angeles derby, the Lakers against the Clippers. In the first quarter, Howard's start was good, he had 8 points and 9 rebounds in the first quarter, the Lakers made 0-of-10 three-pointers, and fell behind by 2 points 22-24 in the first quarter.
Thick Brow was absent due to injury, Bradley and Nunn were also absent, James and Westbrook came together, Howard returned to the starting, Ariza started, Reeves started for the first time, which was the 29th set of starts. Clippers George, Leonard is still absent, Reggie Jackson led the team to start, the Clippers' lineup is very uneven, but they still suppress the Lakers in the ranking, beating the Lakers twice this season.
In the first quarter of the game, James hit a shot, Morris Jr. scored two points, Howard scored a basket, Morris Jr. shot and then scored, the Lakers did not score consecutively, Morris Jr. hit again, Westbrook responded, and the two teams played 6 draws. After the timeout, Howard made a basket, Mann scored 4 consecutive points, Westbrook scored two points, Reggie Jackson scored again, Howard made consecutive foul free throw hits, Westbrook scored two points, and the Lakers maintained the lead. Zubac scored a dunk, Munch scored two points, Reggie Jackson hit a three-pointer, Anthony returned, and Reggie made two fouls to make a double free throw.
Reeves scored two points, Kennard hit a three-pointer and the Clippers led by two points. After the timeout, Anthony did not score consecutive three-pointers, Kofi scored a layup, the Lakers' three-pointer in the first quarter was 10 of 0, none of them scored, James made two fouls, the Lakers fell behind by 2 points 22-24 in the first quarter, James scored 4 points, and Westbrook scored 6 points on 3-of-8.
Lakers starters: Westbrook, Reeves, James, Ariza, Howard
Clippers starters: Reggie Jackson, Mann, Batum, Morris Jr., Zubac