It was great to be back on the floor. ... James' 3-pointer with 8:30 left extended his NBA record of consecutive regular-season games with at least 10 points to 989.NBA players are permitted to attend games in the bubble as fans -- with their seats 6 feet apart to satisfy social distancing rules. ... Can't complain for the first game," Davis said.George's 3-pointer with 1:50 left cut the Lakers' lead to 99-98. (1:30) James' layup late lifts Lakers past Clippers, 103-101. "We can't have self-inflicted wounds and I thought we had too many of them," said Clippers coach Doc Rivers, whose team -- which remains short-handed with Thursday marked the NBA's first game action in 141 days, the league getting back to work after the coronavirus pandemic forced a shutdown.During the pandemic, a renewed discussion about racial injustice happened in this country -- the conversation that surrounds this NBA restart. "It felt like a real game to me, two teams battling. "It was a good game," Leonard said. "Clippers: The Clippers had won 11 of their last 12 games in the state of Florida. They went 1 for 10 to end the half, then 0 for 9 to start the third and the Clippers took advantage.They turned a 50-40 deficit into a 66-55 edge in the third.
And then it was the Lakers' turn to rally, slicing the Clippers' lead to 77-76 going into the fourth. Kawhi Leonard scored 11 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter and had 12 rebounds to help the LA Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-106 on Wednesday in the NBA's marquee Christmas game.The Boston Celtics clearly have the formula to create problems for the Toronto Raptors.Jimmy Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo go head-to-head when the fifth-seeded Miami Heat and top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks open a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series Monday night at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.JaVale McGee blocks Paul George 's 4-foot driving layupPatrick Patterson makes 5-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)Ivica Zubac makes alley oop dunk shot (Patrick Beverley assists)Kawhi Leonard makes two point shot (Lou Williams assists)Kawhi Leonard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Lou Williams assists)Montrezl Harrell makes layup (Lou Williams assists)Paul George misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shotLandry Shamet makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Paul George assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Landry Shamet's dunkLandry Shamet makes 3-foot layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot (Lou Williams assists)JaVale McGee blocks Montrezl Harrell 's 3-foot layupJaVale McGee blocks Montrezl Harrell 's 4-foot two point shotPatrick Beverley makes 5-foot driving floating jump shotPaul George makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)Patrick Patterson misses 26-foot three point jumperPatrick Patterson makes dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)Anthony Davis blocks Paul George 's 4-foot driving layupJaVale McGee blocks Paul George 's 2-foot two point shotKawhi Leonard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ivica Zubac assists)Ivica Zubac makes two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Maurice Harkless assists)Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotKawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists)JaMychal Green makes 26-foot three point shot (Lou Williams assists)Landry Shamet makes 23-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists)Montrezl Harrell makes 2-foot dunk (Lou Williams assists)Montrezl Harrell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (JaMychal Green assists)Paul George makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)Paul George misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shotDanny Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Danny Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Anthony Davis makes 6-foot driving floating jump shotKyle Kuzma makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 14-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Davis assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 29-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 22-foot pullup jump shotKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 4-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)Rajon Rondo makes 28-foot three point shot (Dwight Howard assists)Paul George blocks LeBron James 's 2-foot two point shotRajon Rondo makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)Paul George blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 4-foot two point shotAnthony Davis makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 23-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists)JaVale McGee makes 8-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shotAvery Bradley makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)Paul George blocks Anthony Davis 's 8-foot two point shotAnthony Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Maurice Harkless blocks JaVale McGee 's 3-foot two point shotAnthony Davis makes driving layup (Danny Green assists)LeBron James makes 5-foot driving floating jump shotKyle Kuzma makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Alex Caruso assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 1-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 18-foot pullup jump shotLeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumperPatrick Beverley blocks LeBron James 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers showed some rust. James muscled his way to a layup on the next possession, and then George hit another 3 to tie the game at 101 with 29 seconds remaining.James followed his own miss down the lane for the go-ahead basket, then was brilliant on the last defensive possession -- forcing the ball out of Leonard's hands and covering George as his 3-point try at the buzzer misfired. (1:26)James had 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to help the Lakers move 6 1/2 games ahead of the Clippers in the West with seven games remaining. Clippers vs. Lakers - Game Summary - December 25, 2019 - ESPN