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Tue Mar 8, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
107
away
Chemistry Cold
Los Angeles LakersLakers
116
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles ClippersClippers 27 28 34 18 107
Los Angeles LakersLakers 45 24 24 23 116

After Action Report

The Lakers outlasted the Clippers 116-107. Lakers' scorers couldn't be contained. Lakers' Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition; Clippers' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Lakers locker room is humming, and it showed. The Clippers rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night.

What tipped it

  • Lakers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Lakers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Clippers · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Clippers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.