Josh Hart erupted for 30 points and seven 3-pointers, both of which are career highs, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers, 115-100, to end the regular season on a positive note. Gary Payton II set career highs with 25 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.
Hart’s prolific shooting and offense helped make up for the absences of Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, and the loss of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Caldwell-Pope suffered an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder two minutes into the game and was ruled out for the remainder of the night.