Purple & Bold: Rajon Rondo provides steadying force

Editor’s note: This is the Monday, March 9 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.Doc Rivers started by crediting the obvious for the Lakers’ 112-103 triumph: Their defense, their spirit, Anthony Davis’ 30 points, LeBron James’ 28 — and former Clipper Avery Bradley’s cold serving of 24.
But what was really sticking with Rivers postgame were a couple of not-so-obvious factors.
No. 1.