The battle for basketball supremacy in Los Angeles on Thursday night brought out plenty of big-name celebrities. Chris Pratt and Jason Bateman were two of the many A-listers who pulled up to Intuit Dome to catch LeBron James and the Lakers take on Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers.

In the NBA, it’s not always about how you start; it’s about how you finish. But for the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the Intuit Dome, it was about doing just enough to survive a finish that nearly slipped through their fingers.

Leonard believes he's the same player all the time.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Lakers dropped their second game this season at the Intuit Dome, falling to the Clippers 112-104 on Thursday despite nearly climbing back in the fourth from 26 down.