Los Angeles Clippers 108-92 Los Angeles Lakers

The story will remember that Lonzo Ball started his career on a nasty rouste. In the middleweight derby of Los Angeles, the Lakers did not delude, collapsing against Clippers (108-92) who mastered their subject. Blake Griffin (29 points and 12 rebounds) and DeAndre Jordan (14 points and 24 rebounds) were too powerful underneath.
Lonzo Ball was uninspired (9 rebounds, 4 assists but only 3 points to 1/6) while the asset Larry Nance Jr. (14 points 12rebounds), Brook Lopez (20 points) and Jordan Clarkson (18) were doing what they could. The Staples audience moved in part to see his debut and Lonzo Ball is there for the opening match. Facing him, Milos Teodosic and especially Patrick Beverley, in one of the much-anticipated duels of the evening. No Ball or Brandon Ingram for the Lakers' first basket of the season: a clack of dunk from the families of Nance Jr that puts everyone in the mood! The show is however short-lived because both teams are engaged in a contest of blunders: marchers, bad shots caught ... Although rusty, the Clippers still come much better in their match. Danilo Gallinari and Teodosic start putting in for the first gap (11-4). After six minutes of play, Beverley, not come there to laugh, decides to heat Ball by committing a gross fault. On the next playoff, the former Rocket gets back to the ball zone and then goes on with a small trashtalk session. «Welcome to the NBA Lonzo! ".
We rethink De'Aaron Fox before the season. For him, the provocations of his father LaVar stuck a "target in the back" of Lonzo. "Not only at the level of the best leaders, but all the playmakers Patrick Beverley will be like: This kid will not even cross the middle line. He had seen right. Active on the rebound, Lonzo Ball takes little risk with the ball, both on the drive and at the pass. He is awkward, like his team (1/10 to start) but also the Clippers, since everyone shoots less than 30% success.

Despite this stat, the Clippers create better shots. Griffin, on a rise of bullet without big opposition, raises the percentage with a big dunk on the truffle of a Julius Randle not at all to his advantage tonight ... Griffin also scored three and is a 10-0 for LAC (17-25). The return of Clarkson, who returns absolutely all his shots (unlike Kuzma ...), does a lot of good to the Lakers. His connection with Larry Nance Jr. works well. Beverley is incredible. From a feint to the Rondo, he eliminates his defender to scorer then two seconds later ... goes to block an alley-oop at the other end of the pitch The illustration of the intensity of the Clippers, which their neighbors do not have.