INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Lakers dropped their second game this season at the Intuit Dome, falling to the Clippers 112-104 on Thursday despite nearly climbing back in the fourth from 26 down.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — If Tuesday’s Grammy trip-opening comeback win over the Nuggets was the Lakers showcasing their ability to climb out of a hole, then Thursday’s 112-104 loss to the Clippers at the Intuit Dome showed that sometimes a hole is too big.

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James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers are in action on Thursday night. They face off against their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, in a home game at Intuit Dome. The Clippers are looking to secure a bounce-back victory on Thursday following Tuesday’s 138-110 blowout loss against the Chicago Bulls.

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Despite building a 26-point lead and earning their 14th win in 17 games, the Clippers needed late-game poise to hold off a furious Lakers rally in a tense 112–104 victory.

The battle for basketball supremacy in Los Angeles on Thursday night brought out plenty of big-name celebrities. Chris Pratt and Jason Bateman were two of the many A-listers who pulled up to Intuit Dome to catch LeBron James and the Lakers take on Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers.