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The Grizzlies continue to struggle with guarding Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. Leonard leads all scorers with 18 points, and Harden has 17. No Grizzlies player has reached double figures in scoring, but Memphis is winning the rebounding battle in part because of center Zach Edey. Edey has 13 rebounds. His career-high is 21.
Both the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.
The top seven teams in this week's NBA Power Rankings have combined to win 60 of their last 70 games. Two of those teams, the Raptors and Suns, absolutely nobody saw coming. The Pistons were expected to be good, but 15-2 and on an 13-game winnig streak good?
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic criticized the NBA over the special NBA Cup courts, claiming they cause players to slip more often than on the regular hard
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Luka, LeBron lead Lakers past Clippers 135-118 for 5th straight win, clinching their NBA Cup group
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-118 for their fifth consecutive victory. Luka Doncic had 43 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, and LeBron James added 25 points.
Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers made it five wins in a row on Tuesday night as they took down their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, 135-118. Doncic led the way for the Lakers with 43 points on 14-of-28 shooting, nine rebounds, 13 assists, a steal, a block and seven triples in another incredible performance.
Despite Doncic’s 24 in the first quarter, a James Harden 3-pointer made it 38-37 Clippers after one. The lack of defense continued through the first half, with the Lakers ahead 69-66 at the half while shooting 59.5% to the Clippers’ 57.1%. Doncic had 32 points at the break.
Luka Doncic, who always plays well against the Clippers, scores 43 points as Lakers clinch Group B of the NBA Cup.
Bet on the Lakers spread as Los Angeles keeps rolling in the right direction on our picks, odds & expert predictions against the Mavericks on Friday.