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LA Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers

October 28, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Lakers beat the Clippers 103-87 on 2026-10-28 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., Darius Garland, Isaiah Jackson, and Kobe Sanders. The Lakers started Quentin Grimes, Matisse Thybulle, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, and Jake LaRavia. Austin Reaves (Lakers) scored 10 points (4/6) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender. Darius Garland (Clippers) scored 19 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Matisse Thybulle as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers 87

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Derrick Jones Jr. GS 27:59 15 5 0 4 2 2 2 6-10 3-5 0-0 -5
Kobe Sanders GS 27:27 9 4 0 3 0 0 1 2-7 1-5 4-4 -5
Kris Dunn GS 26:59 5 3 3 1 0 3 2 2-5 1-2 0-0 -5
Darius Garland GS 25:52 14 1 5 1 0 5 2 4-12 1-3 5-5 -11
Isaiah Jackson GS 18:35 4 5 1 1 0 3 4 1-3 0-0 2-2 -2
Keaton Wagler 27:46 21 4 2 1 1 3 5 4-15 3-8 10-12 -10
Brook Lopez 21:42 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 1-5 0-2 0-0 -21
Gradey Dick 19:25 5 5 0 0 0 3 1 1-4 1-3 2-2 -14
Baba Miller 16:54 4 7 1 1 2 2 3 2-3 0-0 0-0 -9
Cam Christie 13:36 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0-5 0-2 2-2 -5
Jalen Pickett 7:43 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2-3 0-1 0-0 +7
Nick Martinelli 6:02 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 87 41 17 13 5 24 24 26-74 10-31 25-27

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 103

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Quentin Grimes GS 38:13 23 3 5 4 0 3 2 7-15 0-3 9-11 +10
Jake LaRavia GS 34:34 2 10 0 3 2 2 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 +3
Austin Reaves GS 30:43 16 6 1 1 0 8 1 6-16 1-6 3-4 +7
Matisse Thybulle GS 28:26 15 1 0 2 1 2 2 5-6 4-5 1-2 0
Walker Kessler GS 26:15 11 9 1 2 1 0 2 4-7 0-0 3-5 -7
Sandro Mamukelashvili 30:06 13 8 3 2 1 2 4 6-15 0-5 1-1 +21
Collin Sexton 21:16 21 4 2 0 0 1 4 6-11 4-7 5-8 +23
Jarred Vanderbilt 21:02 0 7 2 0 0 1 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 +22
Jaden Hardy 9:25 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0-6 0-5 2-2 +1
Totals 103 48 16 15 5 19 21 35-79 9-31 24-33

Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Chris Mañon (DNP - Coach's Decision), AK Okereke (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Clippers defense

Defender Guarded most
Keaton Wagler Quentin Grimes: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jake LaRavia: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/6)
Derrick Jones Jr. Austin Reaves: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jake LaRavia: 10 poss., 8 pts (3/6)
Kobe Sanders Sandro Mamukelashvili: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kris Dunn Quentin Grimes: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Sexton: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Darius Garland Matisse Thybulle: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Collin Sexton: 7 poss., 5 pts (1/2)
Brook Lopez Jarred Vanderbilt: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Walker Kessler: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Gradey Dick Jake LaRavia: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quentin Grimes: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Baba Miller Sandro Mamukelashvili: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jake LaRavia: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Jackson Walker Kessler: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Cam Christie Jaden Hardy: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jalen Pickett Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Matisse Thybulle: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nick Martinelli Quentin Grimes: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jake LaRavia: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Lakers defense

Defender Guarded most
Quentin Grimes Keaton Wagler: 16 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Kris Dunn: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jake LaRavia Kobe Sanders: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gradey Dick: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Austin Reaves Derrick Jones Jr.: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Kobe Sanders: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Matisse Thybulle Darius Garland: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kobe Sanders: 7 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Sandro Mamukelashvili Kobe Sanders: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Baba Miller: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Walker Kessler Isaiah Jackson: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Brook Lopez: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Collin Sexton Keaton Wagler: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kris Dunn: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jarred Vanderbilt Brook Lopez: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Baba Miller: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaden Hardy Kris Dunn: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cam Christie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)