LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers surprised everyone by defeating the LA Clippers, one of the teams with the highest performance at the moment.

Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers bring extremely contrasting performances to meet at Crypto.Com Arena today (January 8 Vietnam time).

If the Clippers are one of the “hottest” teams in the NBA with only 2 defeats in the last 16 matches, the Lakers have only had 2 wins in 13 matches since winning the NBA In-Season Tournament championship.

In addition, the LA Clippers are on a 5-game unbeaten streak, while the Los Angeles Lakers have gone through 4 losing games. All signs point to the Lakers being the underrated team in the Los Angeles derby.

However, the purple and yellow shirt team was the winner in this attractive competition. LeBron James and his teammates overcame the LA Clippers with a score of 106-103, winning for the second time against the neighboring team in the 2023-24 Regular Season.

Anthony Davis (22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals) and LeBron James (25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists) are two prominent names on the Los Angeles Lakers.

But fans cannot ignore Taurean Prince, owner of 13 points, 2 assists with 3-6 3PT, including an extremely “clutch” series of 5 individual points for the yellow and purple shirt team at the end of the match.

Prince had a successful 3-point shot from an assist from D’Angelo Russell, then coolly threw in both free throws to maintain the Lakers’ advantage in the game-deciding moment.

On the other side of the front line, except for Paul George (22 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), the Clippers’ big stars had a “cold” day.

Ivica Zubac was the other standout player with 22 points and 19 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard scored 15 points but only hit 6-17 FG (2-7 3PT). James Harden had 4-13 FG, and scored 15 points and 9 assists.

Norman Powell (14 points, 6-6 FT) in the last few seconds launched a 3-pointer hoping to equalize the score and send the two teams into extra time. Unfortunately, his throw bounced off the basketball rim twice and then flew out.

This was a match with many beautiful and eye-catching shots, but the most outstanding was the sky-high dunk that LeBron James “gave” Paul George at the beginning of the third quarter.

Receiving the ball and counterattacking quickly, James tore through the Clippers’ lineup and jumped very high. He pressed the ball hard into the basket before Paul George’s hesitant block and created an extremely beautiful dunk.

This victory means a lot to the Los Angeles Lakers, the team is going through a series of difficult days with many consecutive defeats.

Until today’s match against the Clippers, the LA Lakers had only had 2 wins in the last 13 matches. This poor performance has led to psychological instability among many players, fueling rumors of disagreements between the group of players and coach Darvin Ham.

Overcoming these ripples, the team led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis remained united to defeat the LA Clippers, one of the strongest teams in the NBA at the moment.