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The fun, freewheeling style of basketball that L.A. expected to see this season was barnstorming at the Staples Center on Tuesday -- at least once the opening act finished up and made way for the headliners.
There was a seven-hour stretch between tipoffs for the Lakers and Clippers on the NBA’s annual Christmas Day marathon. But, really, it felt like seven months, even on an afternoon when the Lakers beat a quality team and claimed to be cured of their season-long ills.
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