There was no member of the Los Angeles Clippers more excited than Patrick Beverley after a 111-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, once again grabbing bragging rights over their in-house neighbors during a blockbuster primetime matchup.
Beverley took to Twitter to celebrate the win, having had his literal fingerprints on the victory after managing to strip LeBron James in the final seconds of regulation, forcing him to turn the ball over out of bounds after the officials reviewed the play.
Don’t talk to US😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) December 26, 2019
Beverley noted a large part of the win was having his team finally fully healthy, able to take the Lakers' best shot with quality personnel on the court.
“It felt good having our whole team,” said Beverley, according to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “We looked disoriented at times, but that’s gonna come with time. It was our first time fully healthy, our first time playing together. Just fortunate to get a good win on the road, at home, on Christmas.”
The Clippers have been unable to garner steady consistency, considering Kawhi Leonard's injury management during back-to-back games turns them into a leader-by-circumstance approach, now that Paul George returned from offseason surgeries to both shoulders.
LA dressed 10 of their players and benefitted from their depth, able to get some shooting from Landry Shamet and the usual grit and nonstop motor from Montrezl Harrell in a night where Lou Williams struggled to connect.
Beverley's time on the court proved vital down the stretch, making every hustle play possible to get the Clippers a mere two games back of the Western Conference throne.
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