He is also a host of the Pull Up! Basketball Podcast. In this article he shares concerns for the Clippers after LeBron leads rout in a big loss to the Lakers. In the 4 th quarter with left, Bronny James making his first three point shot in the NBA all season long meant everything went right for the Lakers, and everything went wrong for the Clippers. As the Lakers, completely ran away with the victory over the Clippers at Intuit Dome Which ties the season series amongst the respective teams.
The Clippers trailed with left in the third quarter and Clippers center Ivica Zubac and Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt got into a minor scuffle that had to be separated.
The momentum fell in favor for the Lakers and became out of reach for the Clippers after that. The Lakers are up with left in the 1 st quarter, and Lebron James hits two three-point daggers to extend the lead to end the quarter. He had 20 points in 6 assists to end the 1 st half. James led the Lakers with 26 points, 8 rebs, and 9 assists from the field Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves tailed in 20 points each.
Lakers: The Lakers seem to have found a defensive identity. Their gameplan was simple at the start of the game was to take Ivica Zubac out, and they were successful in doing so. With the length of defenders such as Jaxson Hayes , Rui Hachimura, and Jarred Vanderbilt they created serious problems for the Clippers to create offense in the half court.
Also, the scoring and playmaking of Lebron James set the tone for their offense in the first half. Clippers: The Clippers offensive struggles were very noticeable. Other than Norman Powell, it seemed as if no one could get to the rim, and the few times that they did their three-point shooting showed to be a weakness. Bottom line, the Clippers are ranked 23 rd in the NBA offensively, and a huge reason for that is a lot of iso ball with players who are not strong iso ball players.
