LOS ANGELES – And then only one remained.
Jack Nicholson was back in his courtside seat and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers sat across the way. There was a playoff atmosphere for a home team that hasn’t been in the playoffs since before North West was born.
Kobe Bryant’s penultimate game at Staples Center had all the trappings of the nights that sparkled over the course of 20 years, even if the Lakers continued to hit new lows in a 91-81 loss to the Clippers
The loss was their 62nd of the season, a team record to eclipse last year’s 61.