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added 25 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the playoff-bound Clippers 122-117 on Friday night.scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter when he was the most veteran player on the floor for the Lakers, whose biggest names have already been shut down for the season. With summer vacation beckoning next week, the Lakers stunned the Clippers with eight 3-pointers in the fourth, including on four straight possessions. Rondo and Caruso made three each.'s 3-pointer. But Caruso kissed a layup off the glass as the crowd roared for the two-way player. He crashed the lane for a layup on the Lakers' previous possession, too.'s basket again drew the Clippers within three, but Pope made a pair of free throws.
The Lakers erased all of a 12-point deficit in the third, repeatedly getting defensive stops to trail by two going into the fourth.had 18.The Clippers blew a 12-point lead in the third.' basket tied it at 84-all for the Lakers, whose defence got repeated stops. missed his fourth straight game. ... G
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