Ty Lue praises LA’s effort in loss to Lakers

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The Los Angeles Clippers went down fighting against the cross-town rival Los Angeles Lakers in a 125-122 loss that saw Kawhi Leonard leave early with an ankle injury. Lakers led by Luka Doncic with 38 points and 11 assistshe brought out all three of Doncic, Austin Reeves and LeBron James in one of their best offensive performances of the season.

After the game, the head coach of the Clippers Tyronn Lue praised his team, claiming that they fought to the end despite great adversity.

“You see, that’s us. This group, we’re going to compete, we’re going to fight every night. It doesn’t look like a fucking team trying to lose to me. We’re going to tear it down every night. We’re going to fight every night. That’s who we are. The teams that are going to play us, they know we’re going to fight every night,” he said. according to the post on X by The Athletic’s Lion Murray.

The Lakers started with an early offensive explosion, led by Doncic’s 17-point quarter, as the Clippers came back from a 12-point deficit in the first quarter. However, the response was just as dramatic.

Leonard shot clinically throughout, finishing 11-of-19 shooting, which included a dominant 19-point second quarter that kept the game from slipping away. The Clippers’ physicality and rebounding provided another encouraging sign.

They built a significant early lead in second-chance production, outscoring the Lakers 14-2 on offensive rebounds in the first half. That helped them turn the script as they overturned a 15-point deficit to go on a 17-0 run.

However, it turned out to be a turning point Leonard’s exit with just over five minutes to go. The Clippers struggled to stay in the game, despite making it 123-120 with just 46 seconds left, and ended up losing.

However, as he pointed out, Tyronn Lue’s team fought until the end, and will take a lot of positives from the loss.





2026-02-21 13:10:00

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