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The Clippers beat the Lakers 133-115 on Tuesday, pushing a little closer toward realizing the top-end potential that has been eluding them for so long.

Jackson had two turnovers but five assists, and the Clippers outscored the Lakers by 11 in his minutes. The abrupt role change “was weighing on him a little bit,” said George, one of Jackson’s close friends. Injuries have limited their time as a group, but on Tuesday, the Powell-Leonard-George trio outscored the Lakers by 10 in nearly 11 minutes together. But when the Clippers retained the ball, George threw a crisp, cross-court pass to assist Jackson on a three-pointer. “We got a long ways to go,” Lue said, citing the development of George as the point guard and figuring out what to run when teams apply pressure, “but defensively, offensively, scoring 133 points, scoring the basketball, PG in a rhythm, Kawhi in a rhythm and that’s kind of like what you envision coming into the season. The stretch wasn’t without moments that could have allowed the Lakers back in the game. Leonard had 25 points and Powell added 22 off the bench. [in Dallas](https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2023-01-22/kawhi-leonard-paul-george-clippers-mavericks-recap) and tonight, I thought we’ve shown, I think we’ve taken that step of going up late regardless of how the game goes,” George said after scoring 27 points with nine rebounds, making three of five shots in the fourth quarter. The lead was 13. During a timeout they switched into a “drop” coverage of James’ on pick-and-rolls in order to keep Leonard guarding him instead of switching defenders, Lue said. But with 6 minutes 46 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, they gathered in a huddle inside a howling Crypto.com Arena. The Clippers had played perhaps their best first half of the season.

What kind of player have the Lakers acquired? Lakers writer Jovan Buha and Wizards writer Josh Robbins discuss Hachimura's skills.

Also, while he probably has the athleticism to guard many wings in short doses, I think he’s better off defending players who aren’t quite as quick. He should slot in nicely as one of the team’s top seven or eight players. It’s no secret that the Lakers have been seeking an upgrade in the frontcourt, and he appears to check a lot of the boxes. When he’s dialed in, he can play with that level of physicality, and it impacts the game.” As long as he’s an upgrade over those three players, which he should be, I think this deal was worthwhile for the Lakers — at least in the short term. Despite the decline in accuracy, he has become adept at faking a shot beyond the arc, putting the ball on the deck and either pulling up for a midrange jumper (his specialty) or driving to the hoop. I could see Hachimura being more involved in the offense with the second-unit lineups led by James and Westbrook — lineups that want to play fast and get downhill. Moving Hachimura will make it easier for Washington to keep Kuzma this offseason and remain under the luxury tax. He has the potential to be a bona fide floor-spacer. Someone glancing at Hachimura’s stats for the first time may not be overwhelmed by his 13.0 points per game this season, but it’s important to note that he averaged only 23.4 minutes per game in Washington. I think it’s safe to say that Lakers fans are excited about Hachimura’s arrival based on conversations I’ve had and the reaction on social media. Hachimura is making his debut on Wednesday against the Spurs, according to Lakers head coach Darvin Ham.

Pelinka has consistently claimed that he is willing to trade picks for the right deal.

Nothing the Lakers do matters if James isn't one of the best players in the world. If he is waiting for a superstar to become available that makes the Lakers obvious champions, then he's not going to make a move because no such move is going to present itself. [Russell Westbrook](/nba/players/1622555/russell-westbrook/) and [Patrick Beverley](/nba/players/1685200/patrick-beverley/) alone, the Lakers have $60 million in expiring salaries to use in trades right now. But if he is operating under the logic that a healthy James and Davis already get the Lakers relatively close, trading those picks for two or three high-end role players might be enough to get the Lakers into the inner circle. The Lakers have a flawed roster that probably needs more than a single move or trade deadline to be fixed. There likely isn't a deal that makes the Lakers championship frontrunners merely because no team that is below .500 more than halfway through the season is ever realistically going to be considered a championship frontrunner.

Davis was playing arguably the best basketball of his career before he got hurt. He is averaging 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game for the Lakers, but more ...

Davis carried the Lakers when James was out, but since Davis went down, LeBron has returned the favor. He is averaging 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game for the Lakers, but more importantly, he managed to drag them out of the bottom the standings after they started the season 2-10. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) star [Anthony Davis](/nba/players/1992786/anthony-davis/) will return to the lineup Wednesday against the [San Antonio Spurs](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/SA/san-antonio-spurs/) barring any setbacks in his pre-game warmups, [according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin](https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1618122256626102273?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet).

LeBron James' incredible performance couldn't stop the Los Angeles Lakers from slumping to another defeat.

James and the 22-26 Lakers are next in action against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. His dysfunctional Lakers team received a new recruit in Rui Hachimura - and the Japanese star will need to hit the ground running. While the Lakers have struggled for much of the 2022/23 season, James continues to perform and he put on another showcase.

Anthony Davis has been out for nearly six weeks while dealing with a foot injury.

As for the Lakers, they will be without Scotty Pippen Jr., Austin Reaves and Cole Swider. Lonnie Walker IV, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are all listed as ...

At home, the Lakers have a 12-12 record in the 24 games they have hosted in Los Angeles, California. Meanwhile, the Lakers are the 13th seed in the Western Conference with a 22-26 record in 48 games. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.si.com/nba/team/los-angeles-lakers) are hosting the [San Antonio Spurs](https://www.si.com/nba/team/san-antonio-spurs) in California.

The Los Angeles Lakers made a trade for Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimua, and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green applauded the move on a ...

On Rui as a player, Green added, "The Rui trade is very good for the Lakers because any time you can get length and athleticism, it's always helpful. I think Kendrick Nunn is going to go to Washington and rediscover the Kendrick Nunn that we saw in Miami... "I actually think Kendrick Nunn is going to go to Washington and play well.

Anthony Davis and Rui Hachimura were both set to come off the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

Los Angeles went into Wednesday night 22-26 and in 13th place in the Western Conference. The Lakers are 2 1/2 games out of the top 10 and 3 1/2 behind Dallas, which is sixth in the conference. LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis and Rui Hachimura were both set to come off the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

The Lakers (22-26) complete their back-to-back tonight with a visit from the San Antonio Spurs (14-33). The game begins at 7:30 p.m. PST and will b...

Prior to his injury, Davis was on the shortlist of MVP candidates and playing some of the best ball of his career. Still, Rui’s greatest contribution to the Lakers may be on the defensive end, where his stature gives the team a needed boost in size, which allows them to more properly align matchups. They also employ the services of sharpshooter Doug McDermott (42.1% from 3) and 7-foot-1 efficient center Jakob Poeltl. And, of course, the sports world continues to count down as he’s just 178 points away from eclipsing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s scoring king. He dropped 46 points, giving him a 40-point game against every team in the league, and contributed eight rebounds and seven assists. The Lakers (22-26) complete their back-to-back tonight with a visit from the San Antonio Spurs (14-33).

Davis hasn't come off the bench in a game since 2013-14, his second season in the league with New Orleans.

[Thomas Bryant](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/thomas-bryant-dq4B2s0HiwRTR3cB/), who stepped up in Davis’ absence, averaging 15.5 points and 9.4 rebounds. [New Orleans](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/pelicans/). Ham has hinted he’ll try more lineups with Bryant and Davis together, which could push James and Hachimura to small forward more often, forming a bigger and more physically imposing frontline (while limiting the use of the Lakers’ three-guard lineups, which have struggled). But the Lakers’ coaching staff is going to have a lot to figure out over the next few games. Davis will be eased in with a minutes restriction in the 20-to-24-minute range. His return comes at a pivotal time for the Lakers, as they’re just 1.5 games out of the Play-In Tournament and 2.5 games out of the playoffs.

Lakers star Anthony Davis, out the past 5½ weeks with a foot injury, will return Wednesday night and come off the bench for the first time in nearly a ...

All told, Davis has been a substitute in only five out of the 629 games he has played in his career. 18, 2013, in Los Angeles against the He will be on a minutes restriction in the 20-24 minute range, sources told ESPN.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James dropping 46 points on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, but it was still a blowout loss.

But no one has come close to averaging his 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game in his 25 contests this season. They will face the San Antonio Spurs at home. For example, just one other starter, center Thomas Bryant, totaled double-digit points with 15. [the Clippers](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nba/los-angeles-clippers) won, 133-115. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) [his Lakers](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers) are only 22-26, and it might be getting to him a bit.

Lakers star Anthony Davis, out the past 5½ weeks with a foot injury, will return Wednesday night and come off the bench for the first time in nearly a ...

All told, Davis has been a substitute in only five out of the 629 games he has played in his career. 18, 2013, in Los Angeles against the He will be on a minutes restriction in the 20-24 minute range, sources told ESPN.

Anthony Davis scored 21 points, LeBron James had 20 as the Lakers bounced back with a 113-104 win over the Spurs on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.

He finished with 12 points, six rebounds and was a team-best plus-17 in 22 minutes. The first field goal was a swished three-pointer. Davis took a scary-looking fall near midcourt at the end of the third quarter. “I thought he looked good,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said after the win. “We have a video playbook that he has full access to, that he’s been using, looking at. He landed awkwardly on his right foot after a shot challenge by Zach Collins. He scored 21 points in 26 minutes to go with four blocks and 12 rebounds. We’ve also physically, manually put him through some scripting. He added a finish near the rim, a silky turnaround jumper and a two-handed dunk before the end of the first half. Ham said he wanted Davis to come off the bench so he’d be available under his minutes limit at the close of the game and that he was comfortable with Davis’ recovery. That was a huge relief.” “...

Anthony Davis scored 21 points in his return from a right foot injury, LeBron James added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs ...

Spurs: Dropped to 3-6 in the first game of a back-to-back. Lakers: Improved to 4-4 on second game of a back-to-back. ... Collins received a Flagrant 1 with 0.2 seconds remaining in the third quarter when Davis tried a 3-pointer from halfcourt. ... San Antonio’s largest lead was 10 with 8:33 remaining in the second quarter. We need to work on everything that we need to shore up and that’s a lot of different areas. Davis did give the fans at Crypto.com Arena a slight scare at the end of the third quarter when he went down while being fouled on a 3-point attempt near midcourt. Davis was a little tentative his first couple minutes back on the floor. It definitely helped as the forward had six points during a fourth-quarter run when the Lakers took control. He was 7 of 15 from the field and also had 12 rebounds in 26 minutes for his 19th double-double in 26 games played this season. 16 game at Denver, came in with 4:22 remaining in the first quarter. “I was testing the waters at first,” Davis said. We just wanted to get guys in there,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said.

Anthony Davis scores 21 points in his return from a right foot injury and Rui Hachimura adds 12 in his Lakers debut -- both off the bench.

We need to work on everything that we need to shore up and that’s a lot of different areas. It definitely helped as the forward had six points during a fourth-quarter run when the Lakers took control. Davis did give the fans at Crypto.com Arena a slight scare at the end of the third quarter when he went down while being fouled on a 3-point attempt near midcourt. “I was testing the waters at first,” Davis said. Davis was a little tentative his first couple minutes back on the floor. He was 7 of 15 from the field and also had 12 rebounds in 26 minutes for his 19th double-double in 26 games played this season.

The Los Angeles Lakers traded for Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards Monday, and Dennis Schröder couldn't believe it when a livestream viewer broke ...

[LEBRON JAMES LOOKS FED UP ON LAKERS' BENCH AFTER DROPPING 46 POINTS IN LOSS](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lebron-james-looks-fed-up-lakers-bench-dropping-46-points-loss) Nunn has gotten limited time with the Lakers this season, averaging 13.5 minutes over his 39 games with 6.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists. We want to thank Kendrick Nunn and his family for his time as a Laker, and we wish him nothing but the best in the future." … I just want to be somewhere that believes in me and I can be myself. "We are excited to welcome Rui and his family to the Los Angeles Lakers," Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement. The rumors ended up being true. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink) "I just want to be somewhere that wants me as a basketball player," Hachimura said last week. I gotta text Kendrick Nunn." [out of Gonzaga](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/gonzaga-bulldogs) in the 2019 NBA Draft, and he was named to the All-Rookie Team after averaging 13.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game for Washington. "Rui for Kendrick Nunn? [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports)