By HoopsHype | March 3, 2025
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Jorge Sierra @hoopshype LeBron James tied Hassan Whiteside in blocks yesterday for No. 74 all-time. A reminder that Whiteside led the NBA in swats twice.
Also: Devin Booker (age 28) moved ahead of Pete Maravich in scoring. He’s No. 128 in NBA history now. – 5:00 AM
Final: Lakers 108, Clippers 102. LAL, which is on a season-high-tying 6-game win streak, moves to 38-21 and into the No. 2 spot in the West with the victory. Luka Doncic: 29p/9a/6r/2s. Dalton Knecht: 19p/4r off the bench. LeBron James: 17p/9a/5r/2s/1b. Dorian Finney-Smith: 11p/4r – 11:57 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Redick wins a challenge on LeBron’s chase down block at the rim, keeping the Lakers up 5 with 29.9 to play.
Clippers had imminent possession, and get the ball side out of bounds. – 11:51 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price LAL with three OREBs (Vando 2; Jemison 1) before LeBron James knocks down the corner 3.
Lakers leading Clippers 96-88. – 11:33 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price Halftime: Lakers 56, Clippers 43. LAL scored 13 unanswered points to close out the quarter. LAC didn’t score in the final 7:35 of the 2Q.
Luka Doncic: 12p/4r/3a. Dalton Knecht: 14 points. Dorian Finney-Smith: 10 points. LeBron James: 6p/6a/4r. – 10:39 PM
In that first half, Kawhi was cooking but the lakers just kept throwing lebron and Vanderbilt and DFS at him and wore him down. The lakers just have so many bodies defensively right now – 10:37 PM
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi If the Lakers beat the Clippers, they’ll be the No. 2 seed in the West. – The last time the Lakers were the No. 2 seed in the West was March 19, 2021 before LeBron & AD got hurt.
– The last time the Lakers were a top two seed after 41 games was 2020 when they won the NBA title. – 4:42 PM
More on this storyline
LeBron James:What matters to me—when it comes to my generation and the younger generation in our league—is that we play for the love of the game. We’re not out here cheating the game. We put in the grind. We put in the time. We’ve always given respect and props to the generation that came before us. We know that without them, there would be no us. We’re just trying to carry on that tradition—me, Steph, KD, Russ, James, Kawhi, and the rest of our crew. And now, the younger generation is doing their thing as well. We love what we do, and it’s our responsibility to push the game forward in a positive way for fans all over America and the world. This is the best, most beautiful game in the world. When you watch basketball, you’re basically listening to music—jazz, R&B;, rap, heavy metal—everything. It’s all in the game. We’re in a position to play this game, and we’re here for a reason. We never take it for granted. I hope everybody sees that when we step on the floor. -via YouTube / March 1, 2025
Retired NBA star Hassan Whiteside has listed his waterfront Miami Beach mansion for $19.5 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. Highlights of the gated estate include a garden entry with a koi pond, an aquarium inside the chef’s kitchen, an outdoor pool and a private dock — on 85 feet of water frontage. The five-bedroom, 6½-bathroom home at 528 Lakeview Court was built in 2014. Whiteside paid $7.3 million for the property just two years later, in 2016, according to records. -via New York Post / January 14, 2025
