INGLEWOOD — By halftime on Saturday night at the Intuit Dome, the Clippers seemed to have the Lakers snared in a trap game. There was no other way to describe it. The Lakers were down three regulars to start with, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton inactive with injuries and Rui Hachimura unavailable with a hip/groin injury suffered the other night against Utah. They lost a fourth … [Read more...] about Alexander: A dreadful Clippers season gets a little better
Luka Doncic leaves Lakers’ game against Clippers with leg contusion
INGLEWOOD — Lakers star Luka Doncic made an early exit from Saturday night’s loss to the Clippers because of a leg injury. The Lakers ruled Doncic out of the game at halftime because of a left leg contusion. It wasn’t immediately clear how Doncic suffered the injury. Doncic left Intuit Dome without speaking to reporters postgame. “I saw him hobbling towards the end of the first … [Read more...] about Luka Doncic leaves Lakers’ game against Clippers with leg contusion
Ducks edge Blue Jackets for a bounce-back win
Ducks center Ryan Strome, left, and center Mikael Granlund celebrate a goal by Granlund during the first period of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at the Honda Center. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Ducks left wing Alex Killorn, left, and Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko vie for the puck during the first period on Saturday, … [Read more...] about Ducks edge Blue Jackets for a bounce-back win
Clippers beat depleted Lakers to end 5-game skid, home-court drought
INGLEWOOD — Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said the team’s goal is to go 35-20 the rest of the season. After thinking about it, he changed that to 36-19, to give the team a winning final record (42-40). The idea seemed far-fetched before the Clippers faced the Lakers on Saturday night at the Intuit Dome. Any sustained stretch of winning has felt unlikely as the team slowly sunk to … [Read more...] about Clippers beat depleted Lakers to end 5-game skid, home-court drought
Lakers hope to get Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton back soon
INGLEWOOD — The Lakers were without three of their normal starters for Saturday night’s road game against the Clippers, but they hope to have two of them back in the lineup as soon as Tuesday’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns in Arizona. Starting guard Austin Reaves (left calf strain), center Deandre Ayton (left elbow soreness) and forward Rui Hachimura (right groin soreness) … [Read more...] about Lakers hope to get Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton back soon