The Lakers and LeBron James' playoff hopes are fading quickly.
LOS ANGELES — Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points, Lou Williams added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers dealt another blow to the Los Angeles Lakers’ fading playoff hopes with a 113-105 victory Monday night.
The Clippers have been through a thorough franchise upheaval over the past two seasons, breaking up their successful core and further stripping the team with several recent trades, but they’re still on target for a playoff return. Clippers coach Doc Rivers dismissed the notion of tanking before the game, saying he doesn’t "know what that is."
Kyle Kuzma then scored 13 points before he limped off the floor with an apparent ankle injury with 6:04 to play.
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