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Grimes Scores 23, Sexton Adds 21 as Lakers Beat Clippers 103-87 Without Dončić
Quentin Grimes scored 23 points and Collin Sexton added 21 off the bench as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the LA Clippers 103-87 on Wednesday night at Intuit Dome, winning without Luka Doncic on the second night of a back-to-back.
Doncic was held out with back tightness after scoring 41 points in Tuesday’s loss to Portland, and Ziaire Williams also sat out. The Lakers answered with defense, forcing 24 Clippers turnovers and scoring 31 points off them, while collecting 15 steals and 17 offensive rebounds to overcome their own 21 turnovers.
The Lakers led 25-22 after a low-scoring first quarter, then broke the game open before halftime. They closed the half on a 27-7 run to lead 56-38 at the break, outscoring the Clippers 31-16 in the second quarter.
The Clippers cut the lead to single digits early in the third, but the Lakers answered with a 10-0 run, and Sexton scored 11 straight points late in the period to push the lead to 19. Los Angeles took an 85-66 lead into the fourth and never let the Clippers back within reach, even through a four-minute scoring drought late.
Austin Reaves finished with 16 points and six rebounds, Matisse Thybulle added 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, Sandro Mamukelashvili had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Walker Kessler contributed 11 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who improved to 4-1.
Keaton Wagler led the Clippers with 21 points. Derrick Jones Jr. scored 15 points and Darius Garland added 14 points and five assists for the Clippers, who fell to 1-3.
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Cooper Flagg scored 26 points and handed out eight assists as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away from the injury-depleted Oklahoma City Thunder for a 120-96 victory on Wednesday night, handing Oklahoma City its first loss of the season.
Dallas led 33-30 after one quarter, 65-59 at halftime and 94-81 through three, then put the game away by outscoring the Thunder 26-15 in the fourth quarter. Eight Mavericks reached double figures. P.J. Washington had 18 points and nine rebounds, Kyrie Irving scored 15 points, Zaccharie Risacher added 13 and Max Christie 11, while Marcus Sasser, Morez Johnson Jr. and Caleb Martin scored 10 apiece. Daniel Gafford anchored the interior with 11 rebounds.
Flagg, who did not commit a turnover in 33 minutes, stayed red-hot two nights after becoming the first teenager in NBA history to record 25 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and five steals in a single game, a milestone he reached Monday in Miami.
Ajay Mitchell led Oklahoma City with 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was held to 21 points on 7-of-19 shooting. Isaiah Hartenstein added 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City played without six players, most notably Jalen Williams (fractured fibula and dislocated left ankle) and Cason Wallace (torn labrum in his left shoulder), both of whom need surgery, along with Chet Holmgren (knee) and Alex Caruso (ankle). The Thunder had opened 4-0 for a third consecutive season, only the second team in league history to do so, but their bid to become the first team ever to start 5-0 in three straight seasons ended in Dallas.
Dallas improved to 3-2. Oklahoma City fell to 4-1.
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