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00:00Stu, nothing official just yet,
00:02but just looking behind me,
00:04Dalton Connect is going to start the second half.
00:07So we'll await official word on Luka.
00:09Obviously, we showed him in the first half,
00:10laboring a little bit with the lower leg.
00:13So, that aside, and of course,
00:15that's the biggest thing that we can get to
00:17from that first half,
00:18but Lakers have an opportunity for somebody
00:20to step into that void.
00:22They really just struggled on both ends.
00:23Now, the defense wasn't as poor as the offense.
00:26They did force a lot of turnovers on the Clippers,
00:28but just could not get a shot to fall,
00:31especially from three.
00:32So that has to improve almost just based on the math.
00:35And then again, the major headline, right?
00:37Luka not starting the second half.
00:39We'll wait an update as to see what the injury is.
00:41Well, yeah, Mike, we just got an update
00:42from Tanisha Lakers PR.
00:44Left leg contusion,
00:46and he is officially out for the rest of the game.
00:50Thank you for that update.
00:52And we just got it while Stuart relaying it to everybody.
00:56So, four starters are gone here
00:58for the second half against the Clippers.
01:01That nearly stayed on the rim.
01:02Rebound taken by Collins.
01:06So, you're down 15.
01:08And you lose the leading scorer in the league.
01:10In the league.
01:13And, you know, you look at Donjic and Reeves.
01:16They're the only guys in the NBA.
01:18Oh, he banks it in.
01:20He banked it in.
01:21And even he said, I'll take it.
01:23I didn't try it, but I'll take it.
01:24You know, Donjic and Reeves,
01:26the only pair of teammates averaging,
01:28each averaging at least 25.
01:30It's interesting because Kawhi and Harden
01:32are very close to that, too.
01:34Harden is over 25, and Kawhi's at 24-9.
01:37Throwing it down with two hands is Jackson Hayes.
01:40As soon as they make Brooke Lopez step out on that screen,
01:44it seems like Jackson Hayes has a pass to the rim.
01:48Clippers trying to even the series.
01:49We're going to see them two more times this season.
01:53One in each building.
01:55Getting a hand on it there with Jake.
01:57Again, it's Marcus Smart on the ground.
02:00There's a lot of barking going on down there.
02:03Marcus wanted the charge, and he didn't get it.
02:05And it was the Lakers that touched it last.
02:07So, it'll be a Clipper ball with a loan.
02:10One of the shot clock.
02:10Well, Lakers have a challenge that they can use in the second half.
02:13Clippers do not.
02:15Very close to being an offensive charge.
02:19Well, and it looks like J.J. is going to even challenge him.
02:23There it is.
02:24As we mentioned, they've got a challenge.
02:26They're going to utilize it right here.
02:29Well, the only question is, was Marcus in his defensive position before he left the floor?
02:35Just starting to look at it.
02:41Interesting that Josh Tiven was talking to J.J. Redick for most of that break and not even looking at the monitor.
02:47And that's normally not a good sign as they're trying to appease one coach.
02:52Which is, they still haven't made any official ruling yet.
02:55I think it's about to be given now.
02:58Well, apparently, the issue is, it may not be a reviewable play.
03:13Why?
03:15You're asking me?
03:16Yeah.
03:16Thinking I'm coming up with an answer?
03:18Yeah, you're making the rules.
03:21Here we go.
03:25Upon review, the ball is last touched by L.A., and it's going to be L.A. Clipper ball in the out-of-bounds.
03:30The block charge play that occurred previous is not reviewable as part of the proximate foul play,
03:35since it's two completely different players involved in the play.
03:37The out-of-bounds will stand.
03:39It's an unsuccessful challenge for L.A.
03:41Wow.
03:43You know what I'm getting you for Christmas?
03:45The rule book.
03:46I've got it.
03:47You do not.
03:48I do.
03:49Do you?
03:50Absolutely.
03:50That's light reading.
03:52No, it's too heavy.
03:54That's right.
03:54Because they've got so many.
03:56The exact opposite, you're right.
03:57They've got too many examples.
03:58A little-known codicil in the bylaws.
04:03You need a rule book on replays.
04:07And what's a reviewable play, and what isn't.
04:1257-41.
04:13Lakers have a huge hill to climb without four starters included in that.
04:19Donchich, who is out for the rest of the game.
04:22Harden.
04:24Of course, you might recall Luka before he made his debut with the Lakers
04:29was out a significant period of time.
04:31I think it was like 22 games as a member of the Mavs.
04:36Let's hope it's not even close to being that severe.
04:39Here is LeBron.
04:40Rides it up and rides it in.
04:42It looked like they were funneling LeBron to the left to go to the rim where the help
04:47was, but the help never came.
04:48Now, last year, the Clippers were one of four teams to win at least 30 games at home.
04:56As mentioned, they've only won three out of 11 here this year.
05:00Now, they've got to go get the ball out of it.
05:02Well, that's cross-court.
05:04It goes to Kawhi Leonard.
05:05Kick it right back outside to Lopez.
05:07One to shoot.
05:09Very close.
05:11They're going to wave it off.
05:11It's a 24-second violation.
05:14Yeah, and that's on Brooke because he's the last guy to catch it and have a view of the clock.
05:18He decided to put it on the floor, and the clock continued to run.
05:22Now, you saw Ty made the playoffs in four of his five seasons.
05:28Spent the first three years, I mentioned, of his 11-year playing career as a member of the Lakers.
05:33J.J. had a great record as a player making the playoffs.
05:40First 13 years of his career, he was in the postseason.
05:44Marcus Smart, good rebound by Jake LaRabia.
05:48He just went and got that one.
05:50But he's been doing the last few games or so.
05:52Really attacking the last.
05:54Seven rebounds for Jake, and it results in a bucket by LeBron.
05:58Little baby hook there by LeBron.
06:00Boy, the Clipper is getting a little sloppy right now.
06:06They have a different look as we look at LeBron go across the key.
06:09Little baby hook.
06:11I think if he'd work, if he wanted to shoot that shot,
06:14he'd really be that much more difficult to defend in the paint.
06:21He unlocks his hips very well on the shot.
06:24A lot of guys try to shoot a hook, but they don't unlock, lock their hips.
06:28And as a result, not very successful.
06:31If the Lakers are going to win, it's going to come from players
06:33who have not really contributed a ton this year.
06:36Remember, the Lakers get the most points from their starters.
06:41Anybody in the league and four starters are out.
06:44Leonard.
06:45I don't even know if Jake touched him on this one.
06:49And the Lakers can't challenge.
06:50J.J.'s going berserk over there.
06:52You know what's great?
06:55J.J. is, he's going crazy.
06:58And his other couple of top assistants are very composed guys for the most part.
07:05He's got to get a little heated sometimes.
07:07It was a good head fake by Kawhi,
07:09but it looked like that he didn't get touched on the way down
07:12and maybe got him on the elbow.
07:14A close call would look like a no foul to me.
07:17It's automatic two when you're sending Kawhi to the line.
07:21And you heard the Lakers faithful here in the building.
07:24There's plenty of them.
07:26How about this right now from Marengo?
07:28Daughtry, live, January 10th, only at Marengo.
07:32Good times.
07:37Is he ever going to miss a free throw again?
07:40First player in history to go the rest of his career without a miss.
07:43I think it's, I mean, it's possible.
07:45No, it's not.
07:46It is.
07:47Until it isn't.
07:48It is until it isn't.
07:49Unless he retires at the next whistle.
07:52LeBron.
07:53I mean, technically, come on.
07:55Here it is, theoretically.
07:56LeBron is underneath.
08:00Ooh, dangerous pass.
08:01And very fortunate that the Clippers touched it and done.
08:04Only three seconds on the shot clock, though.
08:06Yeah, they better be cognizant of that fact.
08:10Again, you've got Kinect, Hayes, LaRavia, James, and Smart.
08:13And there's not a whole lot of folks on the bench.
08:18And now to LaRavia.
08:19Steps back for three.
08:21Rainbow not there.
08:22Tapped by Kinect.
08:24But taken by the Clippers.
08:25Again, they led by as many as 18 in this game.
08:30Hardened offensively.
08:32Has been pretty quiet tonight.
08:34Just two for seven.
08:35Hasn't had to do much.
08:36Yeah, from downtown.
08:37Does have six assists.
08:39Marcus.
08:40Whoa!
08:40Wills around and spills out.
08:42But LaRavia, he's going to get double-digit rebounds tonight.
08:45All on the offensive end.
08:46Yeah, he's got nine rebounds total right now.
08:50Marcus scores as he gets aggressive.
08:53And it's down to a dozen.
08:55Again.
08:56Again, right.
08:56He's got a technical foul on Marcus Smart.
09:03So, he's not happy about the no call, I guess.
09:08As Kawhi Leonard goes straight to the line to shoot the tee.
09:12Tonight, Leonard, seven for seven.
09:16And 17 points.
09:18I mean, he's personally responsible for having them right near the top of a league.
09:23Think about it.
09:25In free throw shooting.
09:26That was one of your strengths, wasn't it?
09:34You were a pretty good free throw shooter, weren't you?
09:36Yeah, it's okay.
09:3780-some percent.
09:39That's very good.
09:43Harden.
09:45He'll slowly bring it out of the backcourt.
09:47He has eight seconds to get it across that line.
09:50And he does.
09:51Takes his sweet time.
09:53But James now controls it.
09:56Harden's bounced around the league, of course.
10:00He's won the scoring title before.
10:02Kick it into the corner.
10:05Chris Dunn.
10:08Averages eight points a game.
10:16Marcus Smart.
10:18No, sir.
10:19Taken out by James Harden.
10:20Oh, backdoor bounce.
10:28They're going to come out the other side.
10:30Harden can't control it.
10:31Oh, great play by James Harden.
10:33Heads up play by Laravia.
10:35Very smart play.
10:36That was going to be a backcourt violation.
10:38But Jake didn't quit on it.
10:40And as a result, gets a layup.
10:42Yeah.
10:42He knew that it was going to be a turnover one way or another.
10:45But he gets the defense to offense.
10:48Leonard.
10:49Down the middle he goes.
10:50Once again, a kick.
10:51This time it's Collins.
10:53Don't connect with the board.
10:54Pretty good rebounder.
10:55And when he gets some time.
10:56Just under seven minutes to go.
11:00Third quarter action.
11:02They're diving forward ahead of the pass line.
11:06Timeout.
11:08Lakers.
11:10Well, turnover at midcourt leads to an easy hoop by Kawhi
11:14and puts the lead to 65.
11:17Jack in the box game summary.
11:18Let's start with three-point shooting.
11:21Two for 23.
11:22I mean, that's about as big of an ouch as you're ever going to get.
11:24Two for 23.
11:26That's 8.7%.
11:28Well, LeBron's going to have to fuel any kind of a Laker comeback.
11:33He's the main man leading the floor.
11:35And that's the injury to Luka.
11:38Looks like it's that left calf.
11:41Their contusion.
11:42Yeah, yeah.
11:43Calling it a contusion.
11:45Not a strain, at least at the moment.
11:49By the way, Stu, Mike Trudell has a question for you.
11:53What's going to happen first?
11:55Kawhi misses a free throw?
11:56Or Jackson Hayes misses a field goal against the Jazz?
12:00Oh, my goodness.
12:01And they don't play the Jazz until the last game of the year.
12:03Oh, wow.
12:04That's a tough one for you.
12:06That's a good one.
12:07That's a tough one.
12:08And I honestly, that's a real good one.
12:12By the way, they looked it up.
12:13And I know Stu knows the number, but 81% in his career.
12:16He was just being very humble.
12:18I'm going to say that Kawhi...
12:21Yeah, okay.
12:22Good job.
12:23LeBron.
12:24He gets to the rim.
12:2665-51.
12:28Could have been an and one there because as he was raised enough to get that shot off,
12:32Rook Lopez got contact.
12:35James Harden sitting on 10 points.
12:38Only two Clippers in double figures.
12:41Kawhi way short, but it's just out of the reach of the Lakers.
12:44So Lopez can't hit his.
12:47Can't hit his.
12:47And then Collins has it knocked out of his hands by the Lakers.
12:52And the Lakers cannot afford to give up second and third attempts.
12:58Again, bench points 16-3.
13:02Second chance points.
13:03Lakers actually have 13 and 8 for the Clippers.
13:07Five seconds.
13:08Yeah, it took forever.
13:10Harden was waiting for Lopez to get into his dive.
13:14Finally did, but it was too late.
13:16Not only that, the other four players or other three players were just standing around spectating.
13:22Literally standing around.
13:25Nick Smith Jr.
13:26He can get hot quickly.
13:28Formerly of Charlotte.
13:31Yo-yo dribble.
13:32Finds LeBron.
13:33He's going to touch the ball a lot.
13:35Here in the second half when he's on the floor.
13:38Smith with the clock up against him.
13:42Rebound taken by Dunn.
13:43He was in some early foul trouble.
13:45James Harden.
13:46Here comes a double.
13:47One, two.
13:48And he's bailed out as they foul him.
13:56No question about the foul in my estimation.
13:59As he goes to the lane, he gets hit on seemingly both arms.
14:03Nick Smith from the front.
14:05Maybe LeBron from the rear.
14:06Clippers shooting only 44% for the night.
14:18Yet, they're dominating.
14:19Leonard got it.
14:20Just when you think the Lakers might chip away again.
14:28I mean, it's just been steady, this lead.
14:31And that's because of the defense.
14:33You know, they just can't give up opportunities like this.
14:38LeBron one way, then the other.
14:40They reject it.
14:42It's a five on fours.
14:43LeBron is still down at the other end.
14:45Leonard right back to heart.
14:48LeBron still at the other end.
14:49Can they find him?
14:51Now it goes to Nick Smith.
14:53Clippers hustled way back.
14:55They knew where James was.
14:58Nick Smith.
15:00Boy, the amount of shot attempts he gets per 36 minutes is pretty high.
15:07Leonard falls down.
15:08Leonard gets fouled.
15:09Late whistle.
15:10He was fouled twice.
15:11Yeah, but it was a tardy whistle.
15:13Very tardy.
15:17You rarely ever see any kind of comments from Kawhi.
15:21He's just very stoic on the floor.
15:26Well, you're looking at the team, the Clippers,
15:28with the longest current losing streak in the NBA.
15:34Lost five in a row.
15:39By the way, a couple of teams right ahead of the Lakers
15:41are nice winning streaks as Collin hits.
15:45And it's now a 20-point game.
15:47Denver coming into the night.
15:49Six wins in a row.
15:50San Antonio, five.
15:54That NBA Cup game didn't count.
15:56That doesn't count.
15:57It's a standard.
15:58Nick Smith will block out of bounds by Collins.
16:03Former Wake Forest star.
16:06That's good defensive play on that right shoulder
16:08and waits until the ball is released
16:10and spots it out of bounds.
16:12He's one of the three Clippers to play in every game.
16:15Dangerous pass taken by LaRavia.
16:17Jake Cleba, take it.
16:20There he goes for three.
16:21Short.
16:22Guess who?
16:23Yeah, LaRavia.
16:24He's got double-digit rebounds.
16:25What a game.
16:27On the boards for Jake LaRavia.
16:29Nearly throws it away.
16:30Did throw it away, then gets fouled.
16:32So, six points and ten boards for LaRavia.
16:37Twice as many as the next closest Laker.
16:41It's just a hustle as he gets slapped right in the face
16:44on this loose ball attempt.
16:46That's James Harden on the foul.
16:49His second.
16:52And with LeBron getting a rest right now,
16:54where are the Lakers going to manufacture points?
16:58Well, for Harden, I mentioned his second foul.
17:03Only the first team foul of the quarter on the Clippers.
17:10Lakers currently have three.
17:12They're down by 20 points.
17:16And they got 51 on the board.
17:18Harden.
17:19Three.
17:20Two.
17:22Blocked by Collins.
17:23Second times he's blocked a shot in the last couple of possessions.
17:27Now to the left wing side.
17:29They try to go baseline.
17:30They can't.
17:31That was Sanders who was making the move.
17:35Harden now will reassess the situation.
17:37The quarterback wears number one on his red Clipper jersey.
17:41Here he goes all the way.
17:43Can't score.
17:44Offensive board again.
17:45You just talked about it.
17:46And the Lakers reject it.
17:47And it's another 24-second violation.
17:50Yeah, but John Collins is doing the work now.
17:54He's trying to imitate Jake LaRavia getting offensive rebounds and things.
17:59But then the latest offensive rebound rejected by a couple of Lakers.
18:05Clippers have committed twice as many turnovers as the Lakers.
18:1014-7.
18:12Doesn't make a bit of difference tonight.
18:15One of those nights.
18:16Lakers are two for 25.
18:17Five from three.
18:20Nick Smith hangs in the air.
18:22And Jackson Hayes will work a couple of free throws.
18:26Nick Smith with that.
18:27Those kind of interior passes are when you're in close quarters.
18:31The recipients sometimes can lose sight of the ball for a brief moment.
18:35But Jackson Hayes got it and got fouled.
18:37Here's Jackson 63-percenter on the air coming off of a season high in points the other night against Utah.
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19:11And welcome back, Danita.
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19:22Our producer and the great crew working over here at the Intuit Dome.
19:26Collins is underneath.
19:27The little hook shot is good.
19:29Got in way too deep.
19:30Yeah, and in this quarter, he's really picked up.
19:33Both sides of the floor.
19:34Yeah.
19:34He's picked up his activity.
19:36A couple of big blocks.
19:37That's the last thing the Lakers needed.
19:40Nick Smith going to try a three.
19:43Another good offensive rebound, though, for the Lakers.
19:45Smith down the middle.
19:46Tried the dribble penetration.
19:48Couldn't get anywhere with it.
19:50LaRavia trying the same thing on Nick Batum.
19:52Wide open in the corner.
19:54Vanderbilt.
19:55And he gets the bounce.
19:59Well, he was 6 for 13 from the arc over the last nine games.
20:03He's 1 for 3 tonight.
20:06As he picks up a foul on the screen in the backcourt.
20:09As you see the nice bounce for...
20:13Look at that thing.
20:14Vandy gets the sweet, sweet drop bounce.
20:17Lakers in the bottom half of the league in three-point percentage.
20:23Tuesday night, Phoenix.
20:26And then Christmas Day starts a five-game homestand.
20:30Come on out.
20:31Crypto.com Arena.
20:32Seems like we haven't...
20:33Feels like we haven't been there in forever, Stu.
20:35A lot of road games here before Christmas.
20:41Lakers have 12 road wins.
20:43This one's going to be a tough get, though, tonight.
20:46Harden.
20:47Perimeter Leonard.
20:49They're going to work it all the way down again.
20:51It's changed the tomb.
20:52Who wants that rebound?
20:54It's tapped right to Kawhi.
20:55Kawhi has been on the floor quite a bit.
21:00Yeah, Austin Reeves-like.
21:05And again, game's leading scorer going to the free throw line.
21:10He's got 23, seven boards.
21:13He's going to add to that with two more free throws.
21:21He averages almost 24 games as a clipper against the Lakers.
21:26And Mr. Automatic is at it again.
21:31Giving ourselves a two-minute warning here in the third quarter.
21:40If it's not a sellout, it's close.
21:43Here tonight.
21:46Yeah, it must be the biggest crowd.
21:48Yeah.
21:49This football team has seen this year.
21:51Yeah, they've struggled a little bit.
21:52Getting people in the seats.
21:55Arabia.
21:5833 straight made free throws for Kawhi.
22:02Marcus Smart from distance.
22:04It's tapped and it's taken by Harden.
22:09They score here.
22:10It's the biggest lead of the game.
22:11But the Lakers get the turnover.
22:14Vanderbilt is going to go one-on-one.
22:17It's fouled by Pertun.
22:19Mm-hmm.
22:22That's not a familiar position for Jared Vanderbilt.
22:26Going one-on-one with somebody in the attacking zone.
22:30But he'll earn free throws.
22:31And with all the injuries that the Lakers have right now, that forces LeBron, in my estimation, to play more minutes than he normally would.
22:40And you just don't like to see that because the more you're on the court, the more chance you have of getting injured.
22:46Remember, he missed the beginning of the season.
22:49Since coming back, 34 minutes a game.
22:53Right now, he's at 27, so it stands to reason you're going to be absolutely right.
22:58He's going to go over his average tonight unless the game is completely out of hand.
23:03The last half of the last quarter.
23:08All-two missed free throws by Vandy.
23:14Harden.
23:15It's been all Clippers tonight.
23:17Lakers have never led.
23:18Harden all the way.
23:19He scores.
23:20Biggest lead of the game.
23:2277-56.
23:23LBJ with 22 points tonight.
23:30The Lakers turn it over.
23:33Bogdanovich.
23:34LeBron is ahead of the pack.
23:36He will get the pass.
23:38And do a reverse dunk.
23:43LeBron gets points number 23 and 24.
23:47Yeah, but with the score the way it is, pretty tempered reaction from the Lakers faithful who are here tonight.
23:53Harden holding on to it.
23:59Again, the rest of the team just kind of standing around on him.
24:03Harden going to try that three.
24:06Vanderbilt, that is his fourth rebound.
24:09Can't get around the defense.
24:11Two-on-one, so what does Harden do?
24:13Shoots a three.
24:16Leonard.
24:17He was thinking about putting it up, too.
24:1920 seconds to go in the quarter.
24:21Leonard.
24:22Yeah.
24:23That's like the game in Toronto.
24:29Game 7 against Philly.
24:31One more bounce.
24:33Against the unlucky 76ers.
24:39Five.
24:40Nick Smith got his punch.
24:42Right at the end of the quarter with 1.4.
24:46Nick Smith launches.
24:48And they'll shoot it from the backcourt if they get it away.
24:51It's not even down if it goes.
24:53Well, 12 more minutes of, I would say, action tonight, but 12 more minutes of play as the Lakers find themselves down on the scoreboard.
25:04How many?
25:04How many?
25:0480.
25:0560-1.
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25:19All right.
25:22Read it and weep.
25:2380-61.
25:24Not good.
25:26And LeBron is in the game.
25:30Interesting to see how much he'll play if the lead stays the same here in the fourth.
25:34Aducero has come in his first action tonight and Nick Smith ended the quarter with a bucket, starts the fourth, and we have a little bit of a heated exchange and some finger pointing.
25:46There's Dunn in the middle again.
25:50Some players just have a very short fuse.
25:53Yeah, we saw this in game one.
25:54Very short fuse.
25:58We'll see one on Tuesday night.
26:01In Phoenix.
26:02Max, he's trying to box him out.
26:04He has his arm locked up a little bit, and then they face-to-face push.
26:16That was a warning point by Dunn.
26:21All right, ball will be out of bounds, so no damage done to either side.
26:31Just the start of the fourth quarter.
26:33Here at the Intuit Dome.
26:35Deans will meet again on the 22nd of January right here.
26:39Leonard tapped.
26:41So he'll take it by the Lakers' chance to get the first two baskets near the fourth quarter.
26:47LeBron.
26:51Back it up.
26:52Here he goes.
26:53All the way, lays it in.
26:55He went around Dunn like he was nailed.
26:57Dunn's a good defender.
26:58So from 22, down to 15, pretty quickly.
27:04But again, the Lakers are going to have to do about four of their five starters.
27:09Leonard, good rebound by James.
27:12Strong rebound by LeBron.
27:14That's just his third.
27:17Remember, he had a bunch of rebounds the other night.
27:19What do you have, like 15 of them a couple of games ago?
27:22That's a kick save and a beauty by Leonard.
27:27Another look at LeBron on his previous basket working against Dunn.
27:33Just right around him.
27:34That's...
27:35He seemed like he was given a concession basket.
27:38Didn't want to pick up another foul maybe and go to the sideline.
27:41Well, back in November, LeBron had 25 points against these guys.
27:46He's got one better tonight.
27:48Nick Smith gets it in.
27:51And a foul.
27:52That's a silly foul, too.
27:53Yeah, I mean...
27:55Riding the back of Marcus Smart.
27:5840 feet away from the goal.
28:01Makes no sense.
28:0580-65.
28:07Marcus, now to LeBron.
28:08They double up on him quickly, so they'll swing it.
28:11Stouts it.
28:11Corner, Maxi short.
28:15Well, Maxi has a frozen rope shot, boy.
28:18Maximilian Kleber.
28:21Out of Germany.
28:24Same hometown as Dirk.
28:28Bogdanovich calls for some help.
28:32And then he'll fly away.
28:34Platoon can't get it.
28:36Thero, nice hustle.
28:37And then the young legs of Thero,
28:39he'll piece the tune to it.
28:42LeBron controlling the action.
28:45Back to the basket.
28:45Look away to Marcus.
28:48He's going to go to the line.
28:49Oh, he's grabbing that right ankle.
28:51Yeah, he's hurting.
28:52No, when you slam that floor with your hand,
28:56that is a sign that that's hurting.
29:01They'll probably review this to see if it's a reckless closeout.
29:05LeBron holding him up.
29:06Plays under review to see if it meets the criteria for a flagrant foul.
29:09And then we could have another Laker going down.
29:12That's the last thing that the Lakers need.
29:18He's definitely in the landing space.
29:20No question.
29:21This is going to be a reckless closeout probably.
29:24Well, the most important thing is Marcus's help.
29:26But Lakers have an opportunity to kind of get back in this game on this possession.
29:34Conceivably, it could be a five or six point possession.
29:37You can get it down near single digits.
29:40Can't get quite to it.
29:4280-65.
29:43We got that glass half full up here.
29:50Let's get to the Nissan calendar.
29:54Talk about Tuesday.
29:56Phoenix, 6 o'clock here in Southern California.
29:59Rockets, ABC.
30:00It's the prime game at 5 o'clock.
30:04Then Kings at home, Pistons at home, Grizzlies at home.
30:07We're very, very much looking forward to seeing the Pistons on Tuesday, the 30th.
30:13It's on LeBron's birthday.
30:13It is an unnecessary and reckless closeout by Sanders.
30:16And then Smart lands on his foot.
30:18It's being upgraded to a flagrant foul.
30:19Penalty one.
30:20It'll be three free throws for Smart.
30:22And it'll be L.A. ball at free throw line extended with 24 on the shot clock.
30:26It's as we expected, a reckless closeout.
30:30So.
30:31Well, I was wrong, Stu.
30:32They could get it to single digits on this possession.
30:35Absolutely.
30:36If everything works right.
30:38Mark is jogging out.
30:40Still has a little bit of a giddy-up.
30:46Here we mention.
30:48You know, Marcus, you know, if he wants to stay in the game at all, he's got to shoot the free throw.
30:54So it might be coming out pretty quick.
30:57Right after this.
31:01All right, now this from Fidelity Investments.
31:04You know, we talked about December the 30th when Detroit is at Crypto.com Arena.
31:17Bunch of birthdays that day.
31:19Dodger, great left-hander.
31:20Sandy Koufax.
31:21Tiger Woods.
31:23Our very own producer, Mark Shaw.
31:25And LeBron James on the 30th of December.
31:29Well, he makes all three.
31:32So Lakers get it sidelined with a fresh clock of 24.
31:37See if they can make this indeed a five-point possession.
31:41It'll be a six-point possession.
31:43Three free throws.
31:45And a three.
31:45And down to nine.
31:51LeBron with it.
31:53Bogdanovich right up in his jersey.
31:55LeBron trying to just aggressively get there.
31:58And he does.
32:00And one.
32:01So they can do it.
32:03They can get six points on this possession.
32:09Well, Bogdanovich is the guy that bodies up.
32:12I mean, you're going to get, if the guy has a live dribble, he's probably couldn't get around you.
32:16But the backside defense didn't help him much as he gets an and one.
32:21So LeBron can make this a six-point trip down the floor.
32:28James honing in on 30 points.
32:31Can't get it with this free throw.
32:33But he's 13 for 24 in 31 minutes.
32:3728 points.
32:38And the Laker fans have some hope.
32:45Trying to reward you for sticking with it tonight.
32:4813-0 run.
32:51That's the way to get back into it.
32:53Isn't it, though?
32:54This is the end, though.
32:56No, not like that.
32:57Oh, he blows the layup.
32:59Underneath.
33:00Lakers strip it away.
33:01They're on top of it.
33:03LeBron's on the ground.
33:05Did they call a timeout?
33:07They did.
33:08That's a great hustle by all of the Lakers, especially LeBron.
33:13As the ball was losing.
33:15LeBron's after it.
33:16Laker fans here starting to get right back into it.
33:21See what happens after this possession as the Lakers have cut it down to nine.
33:25Marongo and Stu's spotlight here in Inglewood.
33:29Well, the spotlight's on one LeBron James.
33:32I mean, whether it's been blindside in defense, he leads to an easy deuce, a nice dive to the rim.
33:38LeBron takes off the dribble for and ones.
33:41He's trying to keep his team afloat all by himself with the absence of Luka.
33:46But, more importantly, showing leadership in hustle.
33:49He's doing a great job of getting on the floor for a loose ball.
33:53Well, again, different bodies out on the floor for the Lakers.
33:56But, get to the five-minute mark and get a close game.
34:00And, the Lakers have not lost this year.
34:03They are 10-0, and the Clippers are 2-10.
34:06They're the worst clutch team in the NBA.
34:10Make them think a little bit.
34:1180-71.
34:12They can get even closer right here.
34:14James with the basketball.
34:16Out to Nick Smith for three.
34:19Tapped by Marcus Smart.
34:20Boy, that would have been a big three.
34:22But, again, the drought continues.
34:24They are four for 31 from beyond the arc.
34:28And, the Clippers trying to stop this bleeding.
34:31They go back to their, basically, their starting lineup without Zoo.
34:37Rook Lopez in for him.
34:39Harden gets into his action with four, with three, with two, with one.
34:44To beat the clock, boy.
34:45He took it all the way down.
34:46That was not a good possession for them.
34:49For the Lakers, certainly it was.
34:51LeBron, corner three.
34:53Nick Smith hustling, but he couldn't control it.
34:56So, they've had two great looks at getting down to six.
35:06Again, Clippers look like they're playing not to lose instead of playing to win this game.
35:11Very tentative right now.
35:13Harden backs up, misses again.
35:20It's a four-and-a-half-minute drought for the Clippers.
35:23They've only shot 40% for the night.
35:26And, LaRavia scores!
35:28Wow, we've got ourselves a game now.
35:30Big-time game.
35:31I mean, there's almost eight minutes left.
35:33Oh!
35:35Mr. Momentum, he's not very loyal.
35:37What a huge run by the Lakers.
35:41And, they have just shut down the Clippers.
35:43Collins got it!
35:44Big run for them.
35:45He's been big here in the second half.
35:48He stops a little bit of the bleeding.
35:51Collins with 14.
35:53That's a couple of big blocks on the defensive end.
35:56Biggest lead was 22.
35:59By the way, three team fouls on the Clippers.
36:01The Lakers have not committed one yet here in the fourth and final.
36:05LeBron looks to get in to the paint.
36:09Thero with one on the top.
36:12So, they rolled it all the way down.
36:14And, the three-point shooting, though, for the Lakers is an abysmal percentage.
36:18It's not as bad as it's probably ever been.
36:21I mean, for this many attempts in franchise history,
36:24find me another game where they're four for 33.
36:2683-73, exactly five minutes into the quarter.
36:39Vandy comes in, and Thero goes to the sideline.
36:43This Clipper team has been above .500 for 14 straight years.
36:50They're a franchise that has never, ever been to the NBA Finals.
36:54But, they are going to have a tough time getting back to .500 this year.
36:59Even though it's only Christmas time.
37:05They're in a deep hole in this game, though.
37:07They're just trying to hang on.
37:09Harden, alone for three.
37:15Well, you give up a couple.
37:17Back-to-back triples for the Clippers.
37:20They've made 15.
37:24Defense, offense, look out.
37:27So much for that run.
37:29Timeout, Lakers.
37:30Defense by Kawhi at midcourt.
37:34Mishandled by LeBron, and all of a sudden,
37:38Kawhi is going the other way all by himself.
37:41And, we're back to a 15-point deficit.
37:46Like that, Metro by T-Mobile.
37:50Game recap, Kawhi.
37:52It's been, you know, a good all-around game for Kawhi.
37:55Obviously, Leeds all scores with 32.
37:58One of the better offensive players this league has.
38:01And, also, one of the better defensive players that this league has.
38:06I mean, he still can really take a game over on both ends.
38:10I mean, he comes up with a couple of steals.
38:12Three of them, to be exact.
38:14And, Lakers have cut it into single digits.
38:16And, right away, it's back to 15.
38:18Other end of the floor.
38:20The Lakers are 4 for 33 from 3.
38:24Going back to 1946-47.
38:27Their lowest percentage on field, on three-pointers.
38:31Well, they weren't shooting threes back to 46-47.
38:34No.
38:34Yeah, right.
38:35But, in the history of the Lakers,
38:38this will be the worst ever three-point shooting night from 3.
38:41This is pretty, this is pretty bad.
38:44Yeah.
38:45It would be a historic low for them.
38:4913.5%.
38:5113.3% is the current low.
38:53And, Nick hits a bucket at the other end.
38:57Knock it to 13.
39:00Here's Kawhi.
39:02Dunn.
39:03Dunn's in the lane.
39:04Brooke Lopez.
39:05Oh, yeah.
39:06LaRavia in the air.
39:07Did he?
39:07No.
39:07He was either, he was going to step on the line.
39:10Yeah.
39:10He did both.
39:10Or he traveled.
39:11Yeah.
39:11I think he traveled first, and then he stepped out of bounds.
39:13Right.
39:13The coaches are right there to point it out.
39:17Again, 5-46.
39:19We're past the halfway mark of the fourth quarter.
39:24The coaches got it down single digits.
39:28Nick Smith, two in a row.
39:31Nick Smith, Jr.
39:33And, they're going to need Nick Smith.
39:34He's the one facilitator out there with LeBron now out of the game.
39:38And, I don't think you'll see any more of LeBron.
39:44The only way he'd be back if they got it down to, like, two or three points.
39:47If they needed him on the floor there.
39:49Yeah.
39:49Let this unit try to get it all the way down.
39:51Here's Harden.
39:52Corner of the key for James.
39:53Go!
39:54Rebound that tied by Jackson Hayes.
39:57Lakers getting pushed out of the other end.
39:59Suddenly, the momentum has shifted again.
40:02Nick Smith, Marcus Smart for three.
40:05Short is going to get it right back.
40:07Oh, Vandor wasn't ready for it.
40:09Now, it's LaRavia.
40:12Vandor, he's under me.
40:14Vandor's got it.
40:16LaRavia picks up the garbage and scores.
40:20By the way, fans, we've entered the final five minutes of the game.
40:22Brought to you by Murungo Casino Resort and Spa.
40:26Again, there's Jake.
40:27Always in the right place.
40:28And, it's not by accident.
40:29He's not standing around spectating and just falls in his hands most of the time.
40:33He makes an effort to go after it.
40:35Stewie's got an 11 rebound double-double.
40:38I guess I didn't.
40:39I spoke too soon.
40:40Here comes LeBron.
40:41And James Harden.
40:43Four-point play.
40:44Yeah.
40:47With LeBron poised to come into the game.
40:52Harden now with 18.
40:53Nick Smith Jr. reaching in.
40:59James Harden has been getting this foul call forever.
41:02Not only gets the foul call, but look at that focus to keep his eye on the target and make the basket as well.
41:08So, a four-point opportunity coming to Harden.
41:12Yeah, he has been driving opposing teams and fans crazy with that move and his ability to get contact and get the call.
41:23First and foremost, LeBron will walk it up.
41:27So, he will go over his average minutes underneath.
41:31Arabia gets behind the defense and throws it down.
41:34Timeout.
41:35Ty Lue immediately jumped onto the court to call a timeout.
41:39They're not happy about that.
41:41You shoot a free throw on one end and give up a layup on the other.
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42:05A little over four minutes left.
42:07419 to be exact.
42:08And Lakers are right back in it for a minute, and then all of a sudden, the Clippers went on another little run.
42:17In the air, Jackson Hayes.
42:19Kawhi bumps in.
42:21Lopez has a man in the popcorn machine.
42:24And Lopez scores.
42:26That time, he, with the flyby, he kept both feet anchored and then easily stepped into a much shorter shot.
42:33This would be a wire-to-wire Clipper win.
42:36Nick Smith trying to do all he can.
42:39This would also snap a current four-game Laker winning streak against them.
42:43Collins!
42:44And one!
42:47No challenges left for either team.
42:50And with 347 left, it could go to 16.
42:55And if it, with this one, as LeBron makes a play on it,
42:59they're saying that he pushed in the back with the offhand, the right.
43:02He, at the top with the left, it looks like he gets a lot of ball.
43:07But the right hand, they're saying, caught him in the upper back.
43:11Collins with 16 tonight.
43:13Again, he's one of only three Clippers to appear in every game.
43:23He had a game the other night without a single rebound.
43:25First one in his entire career.
43:27Tonight, he's got 10.
43:30So he's right back at it.
43:33One of the reasons why they got it.
43:34From the Lakers, I'm looking to get LeBron out the next dead ball.
43:43Without question.
43:44Three and a half to play.
43:48Yeah!
43:49Lakers had it.
43:51And they do still have it.
43:53Oh, look out.
43:53Look out.
43:54Dunn got hit by the player running by him.
43:59Two Clippers are on the floor.
44:01Oh, and now he might have hurt his shoulder.
44:06The ball was loose all over the floor as Dunn drives for.
44:14And then, as LeRavia goes by him, I guess he catches the right side of his body up at the shoulder.
44:21Extends it a little bit.
44:24I think he's going to be okay, though.
44:25He's up and he's ready to get into his defensive stance.
44:30That's called working it out, right?
44:31Working it out.
44:32That probably works out a little bit, doesn't it?
44:35Shake it off, Stu.
44:38I don't think shaking his nose is anything to it.
44:44LeBron!
44:48So he's not coming out yet.
44:50No, he's just scored his 32nd point on a three-pointer.
44:53A rare three-pointer for the Lakers.
45:00Under three minutes.
45:01Taken by the Lakers.
45:06All right.
45:06Under three minutes.
45:0797-84.
45:09A bucket here would go a long way to making things interesting again.
45:13And they foul LeRavia.
45:16Technical foul on Brooke Lopez.
45:18Take the gift.
45:19Technical foul from Brooke Lopez.
45:22Take the gift.
45:23Jake is trying to get around him.
45:32I don't know if he...
45:34I think Brooke thinks the foul was on him.
45:36And I don't know if it was on him or Kawhi.
45:37Yeah, more Kawhi, I think.
45:39Yeah, but Brooke let the official have an earful.
45:42And the official said,
45:43Talk all you want.
45:44I'm going straight to your pocketbook.
45:46Well, the Lakers have made five of 36 from three.
45:53But what about the Clippers tonight, Steve?
45:55Oh, the Clippers have been shooting the ball from three-point landing.
45:58They started the game off with back-to-back triples.
46:00And they haven't really cooled off a whole lot.
46:04They've got multiple players that have been able to catch and fire.
46:08And because of that, they've got themselves a very nice cushion here.
46:14With about 245 to play.
46:1540% from three tonight for the Clippers.
46:19Mike Trudell, what you got?
46:21Well, just starting to think about when reinforcements could be back.
46:25Billy, moving forward, to reiterate from earlier.
46:27So, Austin Reeves and DeAndre Ayton,
46:30a chance to return next game at Phoenix.
46:33We'll see on both of them.
46:35Austin, of course, has been out around a week without calf soreness.
46:38Ayton got his elbow tied up with Mark Williams in that Phoenix game.
46:42The Lakers were able to win.
46:43He went through a full workout today.
46:45It seemed like he looked pretty good.
46:47So, we'll see.
46:48But hope there's some hope there.
46:50And then Rui Hachimura, it's going to be three to five days was the time period that J.J.
46:55Ruddick said.
46:55So, that would take him out of the Phoenix game.
46:57But maybe he could return on Christmas.
47:00And then we'll have to see, of course, about Luka, who left this game.
47:03And just, Billy, it was good to hear the word contusion, at least, as, you know, more implies a bruise as opposed to some sort of a strain or anything.
47:09So, we'll see.
47:10And meanwhile, here's the guy that's played more minutes than anybody in NBA history at the free throw line.
47:17LeBron's still out there.
47:18And, you know, I talked to him after the last game at Utah.
47:22And Stu, remarkably kind of throughout his career, he has just always worked to steal his body so that when he does have a kind of collision like he did in Utah, he somehow manages to avoid injuries almost better than anybody.
47:35And it's just all the work that he's put in over the years, you see that paying off like even on a night like tonight.
47:40Yeah, I agree.
47:41And I think that's one of the things that you have to admire most about LeBron is the fact that he respects his body.
47:47He respects his craft.
47:49He takes care of himself or else he wouldn't still be playing at this stage of his life.
47:55He'd be retired somewhere with his feet up.
47:57But he loves the game.
47:59And he really makes it show by taking care of himself.
48:03Yeah, Mike Hoos is a personal trainer, works with him closely for years and years.
48:08They are very tight and have a great program going to keep him young, fit, and ready to play.
48:14So those are huge missed free throws, to say the least.
48:19Nine missed free throws underneath.
48:21Harden gets rejected.
48:23Loose ball picked up by Leonard to pick the clock.
48:26Oh, and then the Lakers tip it in.
48:27They will milk this 24 for sure.
48:30Lakers just 14 for 23, so 60% from the line, 14% from three.
48:38Leonard, not out of it yet, although two minutes to go, 97-85.
48:44Got to be perfect from here on out.
48:47Starting with LeBron, hitting a three from straight away.
48:51LeBron's doing his best to keep him afloat.
48:5336 now for LeBron, and it's a nine-point game.
48:57He shot it 27 times.
49:01The clock is their, another one of their enemies.
49:05There's not a lot of time left for the Lakers.
49:07By the way, that's twice as many as anybody else on the team.
49:10Eight to shoot, can't afford any kind of a score here.
49:15He had a fouled Brooke Lopez.
49:18That's going to be ball out of bounds.
49:20That was not in the act of shooting.
49:22And that's the first in the last two minutes.
49:25They've got to play clean defensively and then scratch each trip down to make this anything close to interesting.
49:32All right, stick around.
49:33Post game is coming up in a couple of minutes.
49:39Lakers have never led in this one.
49:41Oh, there's a hold by Vanderbilt.
49:45Wasn't it?
49:46I thought it was.
49:47Yeah, from up here, it looked like a clear hold.
49:50But maybe Harden was doing the same to him.
49:52There was a dance.
49:53There was a definite dance going on.
49:55Who was meeting?
49:56Yeah, well, we're going to see.
49:58Well, there's Vandy.
49:59He got his left arm wrapped around.
50:01Yes.
50:03Yeah, I mean, I don't think they can complain on that call.
50:07Even though we're way up here, we had a better angle of it than JJ did.
50:10But he was blocked out.
50:15And so they just committed the first in the last two minutes.
50:18And just like that, the second.
50:25This was a tough one from the beginning with three starters out.
50:29And then when Luka went out early in the game.
50:30Yeah, that, I mean, with the three starters out to begin with.
50:35Yeah, it was going to be tough.
50:35You knew it was going to be tough.
50:36But with Luka still available, with LeBron, et cetera, you know, you always have a chance.
50:41But when Luka went out, then it became really, really difficult.
50:44Especially with the start that Lakers had.
50:47And Luka was part of that start as he only made two out of ten attempts.
50:51Maybe the leg was bothering him at that point.
50:52And the two Clippers that have been really, really good their entire career.
50:58So capable, as I said it before the show even began, to get it done tonight.
51:03Have a combined 50.
51:05Leonard and Harden.
51:06Well, here we go.
51:14Just a minute 38.
51:19I'm telling you what a good portion of this crowd is still hanging in.
51:27Yeah, their home fans haven't seen a W in a while.
51:30So in front of the wall, or in front of him, the wall, Harden hits the free throw.
51:36No, that foul and two free throws there really made it difficult.
51:44It's back to double digits with about a minute and a half to play.
51:47Yeah, LeBron pulls up from 17 feet.
51:52They battle around, out of bounds it goes.
51:54It was off for Jackson Hayes.
51:55And so that might just do it right there.
51:58123 to go.
52:0099-88.
52:06Collins.
52:12Harden right out at midcourt.
52:15Again, we'll see the Clippers again here in mid-January.
52:18Lakers are going to drop to 19-8.
52:25LaRavia's underneath.
52:27He can't score.
52:28Loose, and it's taken by the Clippers.
52:30Clippers are going to be 7-21 after tonight.
52:357.
52:3646 seconds left.
52:47Jackson Hayes picks up the foul, sending Mr. Automatic back to the line.
52:55Well, what were you doing on Halloween night, Stu?
52:58Trick-or-treat.
52:59Yes, you were.
53:02You're running from house to house.
53:04We weren't even home on Christmas.
53:08I mean, on Thanksgiving.
53:14We're in Memphis for Halloween.
53:15Exactly.
53:16I was doing the same thing on Halloween that you were.
53:22Hiding.
53:26Yeah, LeBron gave it a go tonight.
53:2838 minutes, 36 points.
53:32Four rebounds, three assists.
53:35So, give the Clippers some credit tonight.
53:38Now, the only mystery is, will Kawhi miss a free throw before we leave tonight?
53:43Oh, no.
53:44100 to 88.
53:47And that's perfect.
53:49So, his long streak continues.
53:51How many in a row has he made?
53:53Do you know?
53:53He's at 30.
53:55How many in a row is it now, Brian?
53:5634, 35, 35.
54:0035 straight.
54:02Rebound, Leonard.
54:03Stick around for the postgame coming up in a matter of moments.
54:06Remember, we're in Phoenix on Tuesday.
54:08Tip-off is at 6.
54:10Southern California time.
54:11The pregame will be an hour before.
54:18The layup, the lay-in.
54:20So, the Lakers, 88 points tonight.
54:24Just hatch it, dude.
54:27Season-low points.
54:28It's just thing over with.
54:32They avoid their worst ever three-point shooting night with at least 30 attempts, but just barely.
54:40And he is hatching just like you said.
54:42This game is over.
54:45Season series is tied one game apiece.
54:51You know, see them again pretty early in 2026.
54:5832 for Leonard.
55:0021 for Harden.
55:0217 for Collins.
55:04And 36 for LeBron.
55:06That'll do it from the Intuit Dome in Englewood with the final score, 103 to 88.
55:12Make sure to catch our next telecast.
55:14We've been talking about it Tuesday at 6.
55:17When the Lakers take on the Phoenix Suns in the Valley of the Sun.
55:21Time now to check in with the studio for Access Sportsnet Lakers.
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