The Los Angeles Lakers currently trail the Los Angeles Clippers, 49-40, in the Staples Center.
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.