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NBA: Lakers continue losing start with defeat by LA Clippers

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The Los Angeles Lakers continued their losing start to the NBA season with a 103-97 defeat by city rivals the Los Angeles Clippers.

Kawhi Leonard came off the bench to score 14 points and seven rebounds on his return for the Clippers after more than a year out with a knee injury.

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Paul George registered 15 points while John Wall added 15 on his debut for the Clippers.

It is the Clippers’ eighth successive win over the 17-time NBA champions.

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Lonnie Walker top-scored for the Lakers with 26 points, but despite Anthony Davis’ 25 and LeBron James’ 20 points, they could not stop the slide to a second-straight defeat.

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“We played the right way,” James said. “I think we made another step forward today.”

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Elsewhere on Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks held off a late surge from the Philadelphia 76ers as they kicked off their season with a 90-88 victory.

Two-time NBA most valuable player (MVP) Giannis Antetokounmpo came close to a triple-double, registering 21 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists.

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James Harden led the Sixers with 31 points, 16 of which came in the fourth quarter, as they fell to their second defeat of the campaign.

“I think we did a great job just keeping our composure,” said Antetokounmpo. “We had the lead, we lost the lead. They were playing good, they were moving the ball.

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“Harden got hot, was making shots, was getting his team-mates involved. We kept our composure, we kept trusting one another.”

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