The Los Angeles Lakers got killed on the boards in the first half of their Thursday contest against the Los Angeles Clippers, leading to a 17-point deficit in the second quarter.
But the Purple and Gold fought back to make the score 66-63 at halftime, and they did so with the help of their “Showtime” fastbreak.
The Lakers’ transition game has come and gone this season, as they have been inconsistent defensively, but when they have cranked it up, it has been among the best in the NBA this season.
Within a brief span, both Russell Westbrook and Malik Monk took the elevator to the top floor and threw down sick alley-oop dunks off passes from Austin Reaves.
The Reaves to Russ connection 🤝 pic.twitter.com/XttcTILZ4o
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 4, 2022
ANOTHER REAVES LOB TO MONK.
14-0 LAKERS RUN entering halftime on TNT pic.twitter.com/lCm2bjC3cx
— NBA (@NBA) March 4, 2022
LeBron James also did his part with a very efficient 18 points in the first half, to go along with five rebounds.
The Lakers are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, and they have lost six in a row to the Clippers.
Is this the night they start turning things around?
