LA Clippers: Three Things We Learned Vs. The Lakers

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The LA Clippers beat the Lakers 116-109 on opening night. We take a look at three things we learned from watching game 1 of 72.

I’m not going to pretend that I predicted the LA Clippers would beat the Lakers. Call it the pessimist in me, but I thought it would take some time for the team to gel to the point of beating the defending champions.

And yet, here we are the day after, and the Clippers are 1-0. Let’s take a look at 3 things that we learned…