Patrick Beverley crowded chest-to-chest with Lonzo Ball before an inbounds pass in the first quarter while they were 94 feet from the basket. Moments later at midcourt, Beverley emphatically fouled the Lakers' rookie point guard and watched him fall. Ball still might turn out to be Los Angeles' basketball star of the future, even after his awfully quiet NBA debut. The present in this town still belongs to the Clippers, even without Chris Paul. Blake Griffin scored 29 points and DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 24 rebounds in the Clippers' 108-92 rout of the Lakers on Thursday night. read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400974442
