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NBA: Clippers led by Powell beat Lakers and Lebron James

By: Associated Press January 20,2025 - 01:53 PM

Norman Powell #24 of the LA Clippers dribbles against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half at Moda Center on January 16, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. In their game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, Powell scored 22 points for the Clippers.| Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP

Norman Powell #24 of the LA Clippers dribbles against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half at Moda Center on January 16, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. In their game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, Powell scored 22 points for the Clippers.| Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden added 21 points and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102 on Sunday night in the Lakers’ first visit to the new Intuit Dome.

Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and Ivica Zubac had 21 points and 19 rebounds for the Clippers in the first meeting of the season between the former hallway rivals at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.

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James had 25 points and 11 assists and Rui Hachimura added 19 points. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his return after missing a game with plantar fasciitis. The Lakers two-game winning streak ended.

Leonard tied his season high playing 24 minutes but none in the fourth as he continued under a minutes restriction in his fifth game of the season. He scored eight in a row to surpass 14,000 career points in the third, when the Clippers built their biggest lead of 26 points.

Takeaways

Lakers: Their only lead came on the game’s first basket. They outscored the Clippers 13-2, including 11 in a row, to end the third trailing 92-77. During the spurt, their fans’ sudden chants of “Let’s go, Lakers!” filled the building and drowned out the home fans.

Clippers: They won their third in a row while starting a stretch of six games in nine days.

Key moment

The Clippers outscored the Lakers 32-23 in the second to lead 64-49 at halftime after shooting 58% from the floor. The teams each scored 28 points in the third and the Lakers outscored the Clippers 25-24 in the fourth.

Key stat

Both teams shot at least 50% from the floor. The Lakers made nine 3-pointers and the Clippers hit 11.

Up next

The Lakers host the Wizards on Tuesday. The Clippers host the Bulls on Monday.

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