Clippers' 142–94 rout of the Lakers

On March 6, 2014 the Clippers visited the Lakers at Staples Center and delivered a lopsided 142–94 victory, outscoring Los Angeles by 48 points in a single game—still the largest margin of victory for the Clippers in the head-to-head series [5][6]. The Clippers' offensive outburst was comprehensive: they shot at high efficiency, converted in transition, and used depth to maintain pressure across four quarters. The Lakers, by contrast, struggled to find offensive rhythm; the margin widened in the second half and the game concluded as a rout with the Clippers' starters and bench both contributing to the scoring gap [5]. The result drew immediate national attention both for the rarity of such a large margin in a same-city matchup and for its symbolic weight: the Clippers' performance was widely framed as demonstration of their ascendancy while the Lakers were enduring one of the lowest points in a difficult 2013–14 season [6][5]. Contemporary box scores and postgame reports recorded the final score as 142–94 and highlighted the Clippers' team scoring depth and efficiency as primary drivers of the outcome [5][6].

A 48-point margin in a crosstown game between co-located franchises is unusually large and therefore becomes a shorthand reference in rivalry histories. The rout is often invoked when assessing competitive balance in the 2010s because it provided a stark, data-backed example of the Clippers' capacity to dominate the Lakers on any given night. For fans and media it crystallized a moment where regular-season standings and public perception diverged starkly: the Clippers were positioned as legitimate contenders while the Lakers were publicly rebuilding [5][6].

In the immediate wake of the game the Lakers' coaching staff and front office faced scrutiny in local media coverage, and the result was folded into broader evaluations of the Lakers' roster construction that season. For the Clippers the game became a highlight of the Lob City years and continued to be referenced during subsequent meetings between the franchises. Over the longer term it is one of several lopsided results from the era that contribute to debates about whether regular-season results sufficiently reflect rivalry intensity compared with playoff matchups [5][6].