New year, new lineup?
The Los Angeles Lakers lost for the 25th time this season in their Christmas Day showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, but despite going down by as much as 28 points at one point, the team showed signs of hope and progress as well. D'Angelo Russell had one of his better games of the season, scoring 16 points on 7-13 shooting to go with 7 rebounds. The rookie point guard helped lead the Lakers' fourth quarter near comeback, including a 17-2 run to begin the fourth quarter that forced Clippers head coach Doc Rivers to bring his starters back into a game they previously felt they had in the bag.