Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers Match Player Stats On Oct 19, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 20, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Clippers continued their recent domination of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 108-92 victory in the season opener for both teams at Staples Center on Thursday night.

The Clippers have won 19 of the past 21 meetings with the Lakers since the start of the 2012-13 season.

Blake Griffin had 29 points and 12 rebounds, and DeAndre Jordan finished with 14 points and 24 rebounds to lead the Clippers.

Lonzo Ball made his NBA debut for the Lakers and the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft last June finished with three points, nine rebounds, four assists and two turnovers while shooting 1 of 6 from the floor.

Brook Lopez led the Lakers with 20 points, Jordan Clarkson scored 18 off the bench and Larry Nance Jr. finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Over the previous five seasons, the Clippers outscored the Lakers by an average of 15.4 points, the largest average margin of victory one team had over another in the same conference during that span.

The Clippers led by as many as 15 points in the first half on Thursday before taking a 53-42 advantage into the break.

Griffin scored 18 points in the first half and Jordan grabbed 16 rebounds, better than his 13.8 average last season, which tied for second in the NBA.

The Clippers surged to a 13-4 advantage before the Lakers took their only lead at 17-15 when Julius Randle finished off a fast-break.

The Clippers finished the first quarter on a 12-2 run to take 27-19 lead into the second. Clarkson scored the first five points of the second quarter to get the Lakers within four points, but that was as close as they'd get the rest of the way.

Ball missed his first three field-goal attempts and both free throws before making his only basket, a 3-pointer, with 4:49 left in the first half. Ball didn't collect his first assist until Lopez converted a jump hook with 1:29 remaining in the opening half.

The Clippers led 86-63 after three quarters and led by as many as 30 in the fourth.

NOTES: The Clippers featured nine newcomers on their 14-man roster, including starting SF Danilo Gallinari and PG Patrick Beverley, the most new players on any Western Conference team. ... Clippers C DeAndre Jordan became the first player in franchise history to play 10 seasons with the team. ... Lakers C Brook Lopez, who made 134 3-pointers for the Brooklyn Nets last season after combining for three in his first eight NBA seasons, shot 1 of 5 from beyond the arc. ... Lakers PF Julius Randle played 18 reserve minutes and his team was outscored by 25 points while he was in the game.