Bronny James had his best showing of the summer and Cole Swider continued his strong play, but the rest of the Lakers struggled mightily as the Clippers earned a 67-58 win. <\/p>\n
Bronny dazzled with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Cole Swider ended with 16 points and four rebounds. Dalton Knecht struggled mightily, ending with eight points on 3-15 shooting.<\/p>\n
Christian Koloko had another productive game with eight points, three rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Darius Bazley had a very quiet game, finishing with one point, four rebounds and two assists while attempting just one shot.<\/p>\n
The game opened with a 3-pointer from Bronny. In three minutes of play, he was the leading scorer with five points. Cole also converted on a midrange shot. He and Bronny combined for seven of the first nine points for the Lakers. At the first timeout, it was a tie. <\/p>\n
Out of the break, Zavier Simpson threw up a hook shot and gave the Lakers bench a stare down. The Clippers conjured up 10 straight points to take a commanding lead until Cole knocked down a 3-pointer to stop the bleeding. <\/p>\n
The Clippers extended their scoring run to 13-3, leading to the Lakers being down by nine at the end of the first.<\/p>\n
Inability to hand the ball off, poor closeouts and missed shots, the Lakers are struggling in Las Vegas right now.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Edwin Garcia (@ECreates88) July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The second quarter opened with a pair of free throws from Bronny. As a team, the Lakers were struggling to generate offense, shooting just 36% from the field. Bronny was not only scoring, but he was facilitating with two assists. He was the first player for either team in double figures. <\/p>\n Clippers rookie Yanic Konan Niederh\u00e4user threw down his third dunk of the half. Dalton finally saw the ball go through the hoop after missing his three shot attempts. At the 2:31 mark, the Lakers only had 24 points on the board. LA finally started making more shots, with Dalton scoring four of the eight straight points they put up.<\/p>\n Bronny impressed with a beautiful hook shot to make it a one-point deficit for the Lakers heading into halftime.<\/p>\n The Lakers trail the Clippers 32-31 at the half. Bronny James is having a great Summer League game. He has 12 points and is a perfect 4-4 from the field.<\/p>\n \u2014 Edwin Garcia (@ECreates88) July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Both teams started the second half on scoring runs. The Lakers scored five straight, and the Clippers followed with four straight. Dalton followed a missed 3-pointer with an emphatic dunk. Niederh\u00e4user once again could not be stopped and threw down two more dunks, one of which gave the arena a jolt of life. <\/p>\n Much of the rest of the quarter was a struggle for both teams. The Lakers were shooting 33% from the field, while the Clippers were at 40%. At the end of the third, the purple and gold were down by five. <\/p>\n It was the Cole show in the final frame. He scored eight points. Bronny knocked down his third 3-pointer of the night as well. Both players continued to keep the team afloat coming down the stretch.<\/p>\n The Clippers then went on a 7-0 scoring run, which led to them being up by five. Two straight layups from Jordan Miller put the final nail in the coffin for the Lakers. <\/p>\n Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n Bronny will earn quality rotational minutes next season with his excellent Summer League play.<\/p>\n It takes him a while to find his footing in games, but once Christian starts cooking, he looks like a good backup big for any team. <\/p>\n Catch the Summer League game on Thursday against the Boston Celtics at 6:00 PM PT.<\/p>\n You can follow Karin on Twitter at @KarinAbcarians<\/a>.<\/p>\n