LOS ANGELES — Any other night, any other opponent and the Clippers might have walked away with a victory.

James Harden had another prolific showing with 29 points and Kawhi Leonard and Kris Dunn each scored 19 points. Throw in 18 points from John Collins and another 10 points and 10 rebounds from Ivica Zubac and it should have been enough.

But not against the Lakers and certainly not against a red-hot Luka Doncic, who burned the Clippers for 43 points on the strength of 7-of-12 shooting from 3-point range on Tuesday night. Then, toss in 31 points from Austin Reaves and 25 from LeBron James and the Clippers didn’t have a chance, losing 135-118 at Crypto.com Arena .

Tuesday’s game was not unlike so many others this season, though.

The Clippers’ defense continues to be their biggest pro

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