But for all the questions about the Lakers' offensive personnel and approach, their defense has been the much bigger issue. They got carved up by the Clippers in Sunday's defeat a

The L.A. Clippers christened the Intuit Dome with their first game and first win over the Los Angeles Lakers, defeating them 115-110. The Clippers and Lakers were battling intensely for the first quarter.

Speaking with the media after a 116-102 loss to their cross-town rival LA Clippers, in response to some questions from Dan Woike of the LA Times, the Lakers star bemoaned the fact that the Lakers can't tolerate much error, appearing to blame it on the way the team is constructed.

In a strategic move during the fourth quarter, 20-year-old Bronny James stepped onto the court for a brief but significant two-minute appearance. While the statistical sheets remained unmarked during his tenth game with the Lakers,

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick made a stunning admission about the team's roster and lack of margin for error.

The LA Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers at Intuit Dome on Sunday night. Winning the first of four games in this season series, the Clippers also created

The Los Angeles Lakers have been ticking along if not blowing teams out. They stopped the November-December slide down the Western Conference ladder with a good 7-2 run.

The Los Angeles Lakers head to down the hall to face the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference matchup that was previously known as 'the Hallway Series' due to these two teams once sharing Staples Center. The Lakers are 21-17, which puts them in sixth place. The Clippers are 23-17, which puts them in fifth place.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves banged knees late in Sunday's loss to the Clippers, which has put his status for Tuesday's game in a bit of doubt.

Washington looks to break its 10-game skid when the Wizards play Los Angeles. Tuesday's matchup is the first of the season between the two squads.

Heading into Sunday's marquee matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers wanted to extend its win streak to three. They had narrowly escaped against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, and took care of the disgruntled Miami Heat before that.