The Lakers were afraid to lose their fourth consecutive game under first-year coach Mike Brown. They were also hungry to win their 10th consecutive home game when facing their now-rising intra-city rivals. The two-pronged motivation triggered to an inspired effort Wednesday night at Staples Center in the Lakers' 96-91 victory over the Clippers. Just 11 [...]Lakers 96, Clippers 91 is a post from: Lakers blog