LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a disappointing loss to the L.A. Clippers in their first game at Intuit Dome as they were never really in it.
The defeat dropped the Lakers to 22-18 on the season which currently is sixth in the West, but the team has been mostly mediocre for a better part of the season save for a couple hot stretches. That was the expectation among pundits leading into the season as while James and Anthony Davis remain two of the better players in the league, they haven’t had enough help the last few season to recapture the magic they had in 2019-20 and go on another championship run.