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Howard: Lakers don't have chemistry like Clips

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN.com

Dwight Howard says the Lakers need to develop a better chemistry.

CNNSI.com

Can the Lakers' season get any worse? Just take a look at their treacherous upcoming schedule. Rob Mahoney examines five Western Conference teams with difficult roads ahead.

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

The confounding Lakers lost last night to the Clippers by five after going into the fourth quarter down 16. The loss dropped them to 15-17, 11th in a Western Conference that has roughly 11 solid contenders for the playoffs. While the team is still worki…

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

After he endured his fourth benching in the fourth quarter since Mike D'Antoni was hired as coach, there is no denying Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol is having a hard time fitting in with the team he once helped win two championships.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

We were going to write about how seldom games truly live up to the hype but then we had a thought – has there been a Clippers-Lakers game since Chris Paul‘s vetoed trade that hasn’t been satisfying? There have only been five between these two since …

CNNSI.com

Chris Paul took control of the game, and although Kobe Bryant looked strong, too, it was the Lakers' defense that sealed their fate in the 107-102 loss, writes Rob Mahoney.

purpleandgoldblog.com

After 31 games, the Lakers (15-16) are still suffering through the same struggles they've been having the entire season. They looked to have answered a lot of their problems after posting their season-best streak of 6 wins to end the month of December, …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Chris Paul had 30 points and 13 assists, Blake Griffin added 24 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in beating the Lakers 107-102 on Friday night.

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com

It's too late for Lakers take solace in their fourth-quarter surge against Clippers.