News Now: The Clippers’ Paul George was brutally honest about their ugly loss to the underperforming Lakers.

There was more distribution among the rest of the Pacific Division. They led the Lakers by as many as 9 points in the first quarter and raced to a slight lead in the third quarter. Unfortunately, the Lakers blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, and even though the Clippers were tied at 98 with less than two minutes left in the game, George, James Harden and the rest of the team couldn’t do anything. . More opportunities. The leadership that ensured their defeat.

“I had a chance to win. We know this game is for us. Give the Lakers a lot of credit. They fought and found a way to win. But that is not the case at all. This match was very successful. We know this game is not for us. But we know who we are. It was a tough decision for us,” George said in a postgame press release via Tomer Hazard the Clippers beat ClutchPoints reporter.

It was impossible for the Clippers to take control in the second half of the game. Kawhi Leonard missed a few mid-range looks before crunch time expired due to a minutes restriction. Then Paul George took a few steps back and missed a layup that hit the Rabbit’s rim, and James Harden showed late that he was a scoring threat. But as George said, the loss doesn’t diminish what the Clippers have accomplished over the past two months or how quickly they’ve improved in that time. They will be eager to show their colors when they take on the Phoenix Suns in the second game of the night tonight.