Thanks to brutal free throw shooting and general lapses offensively, the Clippers lost to the Lakers by the score of 123-120 on Thursday night at Staples Center.
The Clippers didn’t play particularly well for long stretches in this one, yet it was still a game that could have easily been won. LAC easily won the turnover battle 15-8 and hit 14 threes to the Lakers’ 11. The game was won for the Lakers at the stripe, which is something that hasn’t been said much this season.
The Lakers hit 28 of their 35 attempts (80%) from the charity stripe.