Lakers at Clippers (2/14/13)

The Lakers fell to the Clippers 101-125 in their final game before the All-Star break.

There's not much to write in this one.  The Lakers fell behind 15-0 to start the game due to a scoring blitz from Blake Griffin.  They battled back to cut the lead to 5 in the second, but a few turnovers and a couple bad calls turned the tide back into the Clippers' favor.  Then the Clippers began raining bombs from 3 point land, and the Lakers were defenseless against it.  They were outscored by 30 points from behind the arc.

The Lakers best chance to win is by beating teams up inside.  With Pau out and Dwight looking like a shell of himself that's becoming hard for them to do by the day.  It would have been nice to see Pau take advantage of Ryan Hollins off the bench, but he's at home resting with a boot on his foot. *Sigh.

Notables:

The Good:
- Antawn Jamison's second quarter scoring (13 points)

The Bad:
- Crappy slow start
- Poor job contesting jumpers
- Too many strings of turnovers
- Too many offensive rebounds given up

The Lakers got some sad news about their owner Dr. Boss earlier today.  It seems he is hospitalized battling cancer, and is on his last legs.  One can only pray he had his life in order.  He certainly was successful in the world of sports.

Hopefully the Lakers can re-group during the All-Star break then make their final push for a playoff spot.