Los Angeles Lakers defeated LA Clippers 103-87 to move to 4-1

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the LA Clippers 103-87 on the road Wednesday at Intuit Dome.

The margin of victory was 16 points, and the two teams combined for 190 points. The win moves the Lakers to 4-1 on the season.

The Clippers fall to 1-3. It is their 3rd straight loss, and they are 1-3 over their last 4 games.

In the standings, the Lakers sit 4th in the Western Conference, while the Clippers are 12th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Lakers are scoring 123.2 points per game and allowing 113.6, while the Clippers are scoring 106.5 and allowing 108. That gives the Lakers the better point differential, +48 to -6.

It was the 2nd meeting between the teams this season. The Lakers now lead the season series 2-0.

Up next, the Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors on Friday, October 30. The Clippers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, October 30.

The 190 combined points were below the 225.7 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Los Angeles Lakers 103, LA Clippers 87
• Margin: 16 points · Combined: 190 points
• Lakers: 4-1 overall · 2-1 at home · 2-0 on the road · last 5: W-W-W-L-W
• Clippers: 1-3 overall · 1-1 at home · 0-2 on the road · last 4: W-L-L-L
• Venue: Intuit Dome

Over an 82-game season, NBA standings are about consistency. Finishing in the top six of a conference avoids the Play-In Tournament, where seeds seven through ten compete for the last two playoff places.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Houston Rockets (5-0), Memphis Grizzlies (4-0), Portland Trail Blazers (3-0), Los Angeles Lakers (4-1), Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1).

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