Lakers and Clippers Face Off Again

The Lakers will face off against the Clippers as the home team at Staples Center and the down-the-hall rivalry will resume. Last week the Lakers exercised a 177-79 victory over the Clippers. It was a home game for the Clippers and their season opener and a 38 point loss isn’t the best way to kick off the season, especially when Baron Davis promised Clippers fans that this season would be different. The Lakers are now 3-0 and the Clippers are 0-4. Since Kobe Bryant came into the league the Lakers are 38-11 against the Clippers, although on Tuesday Bryant was careful to say that the Lakers had “probably” swung back to dominance over the Clippers from 2005 to 2007.

One thing Bryant would not comment on was that fact that he almost became a Clipper when they put a lucrative free-agent contract on the table in 2004. When asked about that by the L.A. Times Bryant was defiant, saying “I don’t know, I don’t remember, and you’re not pulling me into that . . . I’m not going for it. I’ll pass on the bait.” Bryant is undoubtedly grateful he passed on the Clippers deal, as the Lakers haven’t lost a season series to the Clippers since 1992-93. Lakers center Chris Kaman told the Times, “Shaq and Kobe, that’s been the most lethal combo that’s been in the league for a long time. They have good players now, but I think with Shaq in his prime, he was one of the most dominant in the league ever. So I don’t think it’s that good, but they’re good. They have the potential of doing it again, making the Finals again.” Stay tuned to see the Lakers and Clippers face off again.

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