The Los Angeles Lakers dropped a crucial game on Sunday to their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, 116-102. The Lakers started to let go of the rope

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura spoke about needing to play off LeBron James and Anthony Davis against good defensive teams.

Lakers star Anthony Davis was once agains on the team’s injury report ahead of their game against the Clippers.

Anthony Davis criticized his Los Angeles Lakers teammates for making simple mistakes during their loss to the Clippers.

Davis believes they are just a couple of players away from being title contenders, and he hopes the front office can add a center before the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

The NBA trade deadline is in 15 days and the Los Angeles Lakers continue to be mired in mediocrity.At 23-18, the Lakers enter Wednesday in sixth place in the Western Conference and just one game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks (23-20) for the final non-Play-In Tournament spot in the playoff picture.

Hosting the Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night, the Lakers initially listed Davis as questionable on their injury report due to right calf soreness. This is a different injury listing than the left plantar fasciitis that kept Davis out on Jan. 17 against the Brooklyn Nets.

The Lakers will need Anthony Davis and Dorian Finney-Smith to return to action if they are to have any chance of defeating the Clippers on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Lakers stand five games above .500 at the midway point of their schedule, and a pivotal stretch of six straight road games is right around the corner.

Anthony Davis did not hold back after the Los Angeles Lakers' frustrating 116-102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at the newly opened Intuit Dome. Davis pointed to defensive lapses and a lack of consistency as critical factors in the defeat,

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.