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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.