The Lakers lost to the Clippers 111-106 on Christmas Day, their 4th straight defeat overall and their 2nd straight loss (in 2 games) to the Clippers. The loss leaves the Lakers in an interesting position of being the top team in the west record wise, but, from an optics standpoint, clearly behind the Clippers (and, potentially, the Bucks) in the race for the most threatening team to win the championship come June.
There are factors that contributed to each loss that surely matter. Be it the newness and general unfamiliarity of how to come together both strategically and from a lineups perspective on opening night to less than ideal health of their star players in Milwaukee and on Christmas Day, the Lakers haven’t yet played a big game vs.