Lakers, Clippers lose but Ducks win and climb up

Friday night was a fright night for the Los Angeles-area NBA teams.

Both suffered losses with implications for their playoff prospects.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost 110-102 to the Minnesota Timberwolves at home, keeping them (30-33) from rising to 10th place in the Western Conference and a potential spot in the postseason.

Anthony Davis had a monster night, scoring 38 points for the home team, including four three-pointers. He added five rebounds and two assists. But the next highest Laker scorer was Malik Beasley with 15 points. The Wolves (33-32) were more balanced, with five players scoring in double figures.

Up north in Sacramento, the

Los Angeles Clippers suffered another narrow loss, falling 128127 to the Kings. Paul George scored 28 and Russell Westbrook 27, but it wasn’t enough as the Clips (33-33) lost their fifth straight game and dropped them into eighth place in the Western Conference.

The Anaheim Ducks were the sole winner on Friday night, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at Honda Center. Jakob Silfverberg scored what proved to be the winning goal as Ducks improved to 21-34-8 (50 points) and climbed out of last place in the NHL Pacific Division.

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League may be Los Alamitos (2-1), a perennial power. The Vikes and Griffins will face off on March 15 and April 4.

Marina and Edison will meet on March 14 and April 6.

Ocean View and Garden Grove are 13-1 between them and seem likely to fight for the Golden West League crown.

League play starts on April 5 and the two rivals will meet on April 7 at the Argo diamond and again on April 24 at OVHS in the last GWL contest of the season.

Westminster (4-3) should be in the playoff mix as well.

In the Garden Grove League, no team has – so far – risen above the pack.

Conference play begins on March 21; co-favorites (so far) Los Amigos and La Quinta will meet on April 11 and 26.