{"id":615343,"date":"2026-02-21T07:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/615343\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:26:42","slug":"lakers-beat-clippers-125-122-at-crypto-com-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/615343\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers beat Clippers, 125-122, at Crypto.com Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2013 The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the LA Clippers, 125-122, at Crypto.com Arena on February 20, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune\u2019s Jordan Teller was there to capture the following TST Images.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_001_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers tosses chalk in the air before an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers tosses chalk in the air before an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers tosses chalk in the air before an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_002_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Yanic Konan Niederhauser #14 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Yanic Konan Niederhauser #14 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Yanic Konan Niederhauser #14 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_003_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers passes the ball during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers passes the ball during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers passes the ball during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_004_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_005_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers lays the ball up during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers lays the ball up during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers lays the ball up during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_006_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Deandre Ayton #5 and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers high five during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Deandre Ayton #5 and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers high five during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Deandre Ayton #5 and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers high five during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_007_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers fouls Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers on a three point attempt during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers fouls Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers on a three point attempt during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers fouls Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers on a three point attempt during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_008_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Derrick Jones Jr. #5 of the LA Clippers lays the ball up during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Derrick Jones Jr. #5 of the LA Clippers lays the ball up during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Derrick Jones Jr. #5 of the LA Clippers lays the ball up during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_009_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball over Brook Lopez #11 of the LA Clippers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball over Brook Lopez #11 of the LA Clippers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball over Brook Lopez #11 of the LA Clippers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_010_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball against Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball against Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball against Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_011_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_012_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a dunk over Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a dunk over Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a dunk over Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_013_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers shoot the ball during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers shoot the ball during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers shoot the ball during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_014_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Marcus Smart #36 of the Los Angeles Lakers jumps with the ball during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Marcus Smart #36 of the Los Angeles Lakers jumps with the ball during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Marcus Smart #36 of the Los Angeles Lakers jumps with the ball during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_015_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_016_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Yanic Konan Niederhauser #14 of the LA Clippers attempts a dunk over Luke Kennard #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Yanic Konan Niederhauser #14 of the LA Clippers attempts a dunk over Luke Kennard #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Yanic Konan Niederhauser #14 of the LA Clippers attempts a dunk over Luke Kennard #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_017_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers reach for a rebound during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers reach for a rebound during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers reach for a rebound during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_018_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball over LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball over LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Bennedict Mathurin #9 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball over LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_019_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a three pointer during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a three pointer during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a three pointer during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260220_020_clippers_at_lakers-original.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" title=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.\" data-og=\"true\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCredit\">Jordan Teller &#8211; The Sporting Tribune<\/p>\n<p class=\"photoCaption\">Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates during an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Friday February 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES \u2013 The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the LA Clippers, 125-122, at Crypto.com Arena on February 20,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790],"tags":[1013,7,363,369,1586,50343,529,4034,1698,300,4044,185,251,135,150,4033,4043,368,326,6,67,54845,4536,10948],"class_list":["post-615343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-lakers","tag-austin-reaves","tag-basketball","tag-bennedict-mathurin","tag-brook-lopez","tag-deandre-ayton","tag-images","tag-kawhi-leonard","tag-la","tag-la-lakers","tag-lakers","tag-lalakers","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleslakers","tag-luka-doncic","tag-marcus-smart","tag-nba","tag-news","tag-tst-images","tag-tst-los-angeles","tag-yanic-konan-niederhauser"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116107438749122730","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}