Lakers Shock Clippers In Season Opener… admin Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Scoreboard, The Game The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 116-113, on opening night of the 2013-14 NBA Season. The Lakers opened their season without star player Kobe Bryant, the Lakers are now 5-0 in season openers without Bryant. Newcomer Xavier Henry led the way for the Lakers with 22 points and former Laker Jordan Farmar returned to the Lakers with 16 points and 6 assists. The Lakers outscored the Clippers 41-24 in the fourth quarter and went on a 28-8 run to take the lead for good. The Lakers played their backups all of the fourth quarter and five out of the six reserves scored in double figures. Pau Gasol scored 15 points and had 13 rebounds for the Lakers and Blake Griffin led the way for the Clippers scoring 19 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan had a double-double for the Clippers with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and star player Chris Paul had 15 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. The Clippers swept the Lakers in their season series last season and this win snapped the Clippers four game winning streak against the Lakers. It’s only one game, but the Lakers bench is looking to prove a lot this season and they proved the beat the Clippers starters. Submitted by Abner Jackson III, Content Writer for STACKS Magazine.
