LA Clippers vs LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score (Mar. 2) | 2024-25 NBA season

The LA Lakers held off the LA Clippers to win 108-102 on Sunday. Just like two nights ago, the Lakers survived by making more key plays down the stretch. LeBron James had an off-night but made a crucial block against Kris Dunn with 30.1 seconds remaining as the Lakers clung to a 107-102 lead.

Luka Doncic, who had seven points in the fourth quarter, finished the game with 29 with nine assists, six rebounds and two steals. Dalton Knecht came off the bench to give the Lakers a much-needed lift. The rookie tallied 19 points, four rebounds and two steals.

Kawhi Leonard arguably played his best game of the season, scattering 33 points with 10 rebounds. He picked up the scoring cudgels after the Lakers defense held James Harden to 13 points on 4-for-14 shooting. Ivica Zubac contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists.

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LA Clippers vs LA Lakers player stats and box score

LA Clippers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard	33	10	0	0	0	3	13-23	3-7	4-5	-10
Ivica Zubac	12	9	3	1	0	2	5-8	0-0	2-2	-17
James Harden	13	2	8	2	0	3	4-14	2-9	3-4	-18
Norman Powell	4	1	1	1	0	0	1-5	0-3	2-2	-8
Kris Dunn	15	2	4	1	1	3	7-12	1-5	0-0	-5
Nicolas Batum	6	1	0	2	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	+19
Drew Eubanks	4	5	2	1	0	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	+13
Bogdan Bogdanovic	12	4	3	0	0	1	4-16	4-11	0-0	+10
Amir Coffey	3	3	3	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	3-4	+4
Jordan Miller	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-9
Kobe Brown	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-9
Patty Mills	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

LA Lakers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Dorian Finney-Smith	11	4	0	1	0	0	4-9	2-5	1-2	+24
LeBron James	17	5	9	2	1	8	6-17	1-6	4-4	-5
Jaxson Hayes	6	7	0	0	2	2	2-2	0-0	2-3	+11
Gabe Vincent	9	3	2	1	1	0	3-10	3-6	0-0	+2
Luka Doncic	29	6	9	2	0	6	9-17	5-12	6-9	+19
Jarred Vanderbilt	8	9	1	0	2	0	4-7	0-3	0-0	+10
Trey Jemison III	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	-2
Shake Milton	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	2-2	0-0	-16
Dalton Knecht	19	4	0	2	0	0	7-10	5-8	0-0	-13
Markieff Morris	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cam Reddish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex Len	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bronny James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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LA Clippers vs LA Lakers Game Summary

The LA Clippers and the LA Lakers met again on Sunday, the second encounter in three days between the hometown teams. LeBron James and Co. emerged with a hard-fought 106-102 win on Friday to open the mini-series. A victory by the Lakers would clinch the series 3-1.

Luka Doncic scattered 12 points with three assists and three rebounds in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 34-28 lead. Dalton Knecht came off the bench to give his team a lift with eight points and one rebound.

The Clippers kept the Lakers from running away behind a balanced attack led by Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac and James Harden. They combined for 16 points, five assists and two rebounds.

The Clippers held Doncic scoreless in the second quarter, but LeBron James, Dorian Finney-Smith and Dalton Knecht picked up the slack. Knecht finished the first half with 14 points. The Lakers led 56-43 after two quarters.

The third quarter was a seesaw battle that saw the Clippers edge the Lakers 34-33. Kawhi Leonard scored eight points to help his team move to within 89-77 of their hosts.

The Clippers also won the fourth quarter 25-19, but the Lakers did enough to win 108-102. LeBron James' key block on Kris Dunn was the Lakers' most crucial play on defense down the stretch.