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Eric Bledsoe leads the way for the Clippers with 10 points, six steals and three assists. Bledsoe finished off the half with an impressive alley-oop lob to DeAndre Jordan. Blake Griffin put up ten points and five rebounds to go with three assists and one steal. Matt Barnes piled on ten points, two assists and a rebound. Jordan added six points and five rebounds. Ryan Hollins and Marqus Blakely added five points each.

Robert Sacre leads the Lakers with seven points and four rebounds. Jodie Meeks and Jordan Hill added six points each. Pau Gasol has two points and five rebounds, and Steve Nash has four points and four assists.

Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant is not playing tonight due to a sore foot. Lakers center Dwight Howard is also sitting out, as is Clippers point guard Chris Paul.

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Lakers vs. Trail Blazers NBA preseason recap: Without Kobe Bryant & Dwight Howard, L.A. falls 93-75

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Lakers vs. Warriors, NBA preseason game recap: Golden State dominates 3rd quarter to beat L.A.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost their first game of the preseason schedule to the Golden State Warriors, who outscored the Lakers 37-10 in the third quarter.

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Lakers preseason schedule gets underway Sunday night vs. Warriors in Fresno

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Kobe Bryant Injury: Right foot injury forces Bryant out of two Friday practices

A right foot ailment forced Kobe Bryant to miss both of the Lakers Friday practices, even though the injury is not thought to be serious.

Bryant sat out the morning practice session and even though he was initially expected to return for the evening practice, he ended up sitting that out as well. Despite missing two practices, the injury is not considered to be serious and Bryant is listed as day-to-day.

Lakers coach Mike Brown didn't seem too focused on the injury, instead saying he leaves the medical decisions up to Lakers trainer Gary Vitti.

"My take on it is this: Gary has a job to do, he's our head trainer and I just follow his lead," Brown said, according to ESPN Los Angeles. "He knows a lot more than me when it comes to that stuff, so really, I'm OK not knowing what's going on. Just, 'Can a guy go or not?' If you can go, great. If he can't go, great."

While the injury doesn't appear to be of much concern now, it could draw more attention if it continues to cause Bryant to miss practice. Injuries have been a bit of an issue early on for Los Angeles as the Lakers already lost Steve Blake to a foot injury. Los Angeles is also working Dwight Howard back in as he continues to recover from a back injury.

Kobe Bryant misses morning practice with left foot pain

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Kobe Bryant says current Lakers roster 'best talent I've been around'

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Steve Blake injury: Guard explains how it happened

The world of sports is littered with players that find new and bizarre ways to injure themselves, and now Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Blake is another name to add to the list.

Blake stepped on a spike strip on Sept. 24 and punctured his foot, requiring him to miss the first three weeks of practice. Despite involving a parking lot spike strip, there was nothing grandiose about how it happened, the L.A. Times reported.

Somebody called his name and Blake looked up. At that instant, Blake stepped on a spike strip that left a puncture in his left foot, an incident he described as an "unfortunate situation."

Blake made an impact last year during the Lakers' playoff run, but he will not be able to practice and that leaves the door wide open for guards Chris Duhon and Darius Morris. They can make an impact on coach Mike Brown in the race to be chief backup to Steve Nash.

Blake was seen at media day on Monday in the team's facility wearing full uniform and shoes. But due to the finicky nature of foot injuries, Blake is limited to spot drills and cannot do anything that causes friction on his foot -- basically anything involves playing basketball.

Los Angeles Lakers sign Chris Douglas-Roberts

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Lakers sign center Ronnie Aguilar

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Jordan Hill pleads no contest to assault, avoids jail time

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Steve Blake Injury: Lakers Guard Steps On Spike Strip, Out 3 Weeks

Steve Blake punctured his foot when he stepped on a spike strip in a parking lot and will miss three weeks.