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Lakers rout Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic

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Harris, B. (2026, October 29). Lakers rout Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/no-luka-doncic-no-problem-the-lakers-rout-the-clippers-103-97/article_5b35b602-e138-5f69-b2a2-a188af5f9b28.html

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The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 103-87 in a game played on Wednesday, marking their second win over the Clippers within seven days. Despite Luka Doncic's absence due to back tightness and several other players being sidelined, six Lakers scored in double figures, led by Quentin Grimes with 23 points and Collin Sexton contributing 21 off the bench. The Clippers struggled with turnovers, accumulating 24, which contributed to their third consecutive loss.

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Luka Doncic and Ziaire Williams were absent due to injuries as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 103-87 on Wednesday night in Inglewood, Calif., for their second win against the Clippers in a week. Doncic sat out with back tightness while Williams missed the game due to left foot soreness. The Lakers' Quentin Grimes scored 23 points and Collin Sexton contributed a season-high 21 off the bench despite Doncic's absence; the team had six players score in double figures. The Clippers, who were already without Rui Hachimura (left quad tightness), suffered their third consecutive loss with 24 turnovers contributing to their defeat.

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🔮 Starting forward Ziaire Williams missed the game with a sore left foot.

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored 23 points, Collin Sexton added a season-high 21 points off the bench, and the Los Angeles Lakers — without Luka Doncic — beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-87 on Wednesday night for the second time in a week. Doncic sat out with back tightness from the second game of the team’s first back-to-back of the season. asserted

Doncic → score → season

Starting forward Ziaire Williams missed the game with a sore left foot. asserted

Williams → start → foot

Coach JJ Redick said both moves were precautionary. asserted

moves → say → ?

Without Doncic’s NBA-leading 36-point average, the Lakers (4-1) had six players in double figures. asserted

Lakers → lead → figures

Austin Reaves had 16 points and Matisse Thybulle had 15. asserted

Thybulle → have → 15

Sexton and Thybulle had four 3-pointers each. asserted

Sexton → have → pointers

Rookie Keaton Wagler scored a career-high 21 points off the bench to lead the Clippers (1-3). asserted

Wagler → score → Clippers

They dropped their third in a row, having lost to the Lakers by eight points on Friday. asserted

They → drop → Friday

The Clippers again failed to hold onto the ball with 24 turnovers. asserted

Clippers → fail → turnovers

They had 26 in each of their last two games, both losses to the Thunder and Lakers. asserted

They → have → Thunder

Down 18 points, the Clippers briefly rallied to open the third, outscoring the Lakers 12-2 to pull within seven. asserted

Clippers → rally → seven

But the Lakers closed the quarter on a 27-15 spurt, with Sexton reeling off 11 consecutive points including back-to-back 3-pointers for an 85-65 lead. asserted

Sexton → close → lead

The Lakers took control in the second quarter, outscoring the Clippers 31-6, including 16 points in a row, to take a 56-38 halftime lead. asserted

Lakers → take → lead

Six different players scored for the Lakers, led by Reaves with nine. asserted

players → score → nine

Lakers rout Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic

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