But for all the questions about the Lakers' offensive personnel and approach, their defense has been the much bigger issue. They got carved up by the Clippers in Sunday's defeat a

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers fail in their mission to win their first-ever game at the Los Angeles Clippers' new home.

The Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Los Angeles Lakers at the Intuit Dome on Sunday evening. The home team won 116-102 with four Clippers starters scoring 19 or more. LeBron James led the Lakers with 25 points and 11 assists in the loss and also had to suffer the indignity of a fan taunting him during a dead ball.

Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden had a double-double and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102.

The Los Angeles Lakers experienced the Clippers’ brand new arena on Sunday night as they headed into the Intuit Dome for battle. Before the game, LeBron James tried to hype up his team by poking fun at the Clippers and their fanbase.

Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden had a double-double and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James issued a pointed message to his teammates following a 116-102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome and also seemed to include a subtle dig at the Lakers' front office.

Norman Powell, James Harden and Ivica Zubac each score more than 20 points to lift the Clippers to a 116-102 victory over the Lakers at Intuit Dome.

LeBron is right. The Lakers are 22-18 — with the point differential of a team that should be 17-23 — because of how this roster is constructed around LeBron and Anthony Davis, a team with a lot of one-way players and not enough shooting or depth.

Now 4-1 since welcoming Kawhi Leonard back, the Clippers are 24-17 overall. This ranks fifth in the West, and 1.5 games above the sixth seed Lakers. Leonard finished with 19 points in 24 minutes on Sunday,

Former Mavericks player Chandler Parsons believes the Lakers aren't championship contenders and LeBron James and Anthony Davis must