The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 111 - 102, at Staples Center on Sunday. The two intra - city rivals met for the first time this season, and the reeling Lakers (12 - 22) caught the Clippers (22 - 10) in a somewhat weakened state. The visitors checked in to the Christmas Day showdown without Chris Paul (hamstring), who missed his second straight game, and Blake Griffin, who is in for a multi - week absence due to his recent knee surgery. The hosts benefited from a balanced effort from their first unit, as all five players, and two reserves, hit double digits in the scoring column. The offensive proficiency led to a 48 percent success rate from the field, and their defense managed to elicit 15 turnovers from the Clippers. The Clippers were co - led by a pair of 22 - point efforts from J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford, with the former adding three assists, two rebounds and a steal, and the latter recording three assists and a steal as well. Raymond Felton drew another start in Paul's place and supplied eight points, 10 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks. DeAndre Jordan mustered a modest seven points but did bring down 10 boards as well, while also dishing out six assists. Mareese Speights was productive in a reserve role as well, posting 15 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal. Timofey Mozgov and Nick Young paced the Lakers with matching 19 - point tallies. Mozgov added three rebounds, while Young added two rebounds, two assists and a steal. D'Angelo Russell went for 14 points, five boards and four assists. Luol Deng continued his offensive resurgence, managing a 13 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also included two assists, two steals and two blocks. Julius Randle matched Deng's point total and supplemented it with eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals. Lou Williams paced the second unit with 14 points, three rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal. Brandon Ingram came off the bench to supply 10 points and six boards over 28 minutes. The Clippers head back home to face off with the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, while the Lakers remain home to face off with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday evening.
["TeamStat(G,'Lakers') has 22 Losses ,has 111 Total points ,has 12 Turnovers ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Clippers') has 10 Losses ,has 102 Total points ,has 15 Turnovers ,has 22 Wins ."]