LOS ANGELES -- Just days removed from the Lakers' biggest win of the season, a rout of the Golden State Warriors on their home court on Christmas Day, the team dropped its second straight game, and it caused a crack in their team camaraderie Friday.
"I felt like we kind of started to splinter a little bit while it was happening," Lakers coach Luke Walton said of the LA Clippers' 22-0 run that propelled them to a 118-107 win over the Lakers. "That can't happen. We can lose games, but we'll lose them together.