Story byRobert Marvi, LeBron WireSat, January 24, 2026 at 2:04 AM UTC·3 min readThe Los Angeles Lakers failed to put together their third win in a row on Thursday when they lost to the Los Angeles Clippers, 112-104. While their defense in the first half was lackluster and a step or two too slow, their offense thruoghout the entire game was arguably just as big a culprit. They shot a mediocre 45.5% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point range, and only four players got into double figures in scoring for them. Only two of their players — Luka Doncic and LeBron James — got over 12 points, and overall, they had a lack of pace, ball movement and player movement. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCoach JJ Redick said that the Lakers didn't pass the basketball enough, and he also said there wasn't enough trust.
