The Los Angeles Lakers may have won the 2020 championship, but opening night for the 2020-21 season belonged to the Clippers. The defending champions received their rings before tip off, but their Staples Center little brothers spoiled the evening with a 116-109 win punctuated by a stellar Paul George outing. The superstar forward dropped 33 points in helping the Clippers take the season-opener over the Lakers for the second consecutive season.
All four of last season's games between these two teams were close throughout. That wasn't exactly the case on Tuesday. The Clippers raced out to a 22-point lead in the first quarter, but the Lakers battled back in the second quarter and tied it by the third. But George's hot-shooting was enough to seal the victory.
That suits the Lakers just fine. Coming off of the shortest offseason in NBA history, they were extremely cautious with their superstars. LeBron James played only 28 minutes, and Anthony Davis played 31. Those numbers will go way up should these teams meet in the postseason, but for now, the Lakers are content to ease their way back into the season. The result was a comfortable Clippers victory.
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