Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

Luka suffers contused leg, hobbles in the 2nd Q, sits out the 2nd half, Lakers already w/o Ayton, Rui, Gabe and AR. Lakers lose 103-88 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.

The Clippers announcers were elated that the depleted and hobbled Lakers didn't come back and make them 6-22. Instead they're 7-21 now. Hey, good for you.

And you know what? If Marcus Smart could hit shots like he did a week ago, we would have won. Marcus was 0-9 from deep and 1 for 12 altogether. The loss wasn't on him, though. He played good defense and took a couple of rough charges. We were just depleted.

I thought Kleber played like a guy who...shouldn't be in the league anymore. Lakers were 6 for 38 from deep,16%, which just won't get it done. Even against Ballmer's team.

It was not a fun game to watch. Clips jumped out to a 9-0 lead. I don't think the Lakers even got the deficit down below 7. Kept wondering: who goes down with an injury next?

Lebron James: 36/4/3 in 38 mins. Not bad for a guy 9 days away from being 41.

Jake looked good. 7 offensive boards. Vando's defense bothered the Clippers, Nick Smith looked okay.

If you missed this game 'cuz of holiday stuff: you picked a good one to miss.