The Lakers beat the Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic as Grimes scores 23

Quentin Grimes scored 23 points on Wednesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the LA Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic, their second win over their neighbors in a week.

Doncic, who leads the NBA at 36 points a game, sat out with back tightness on the second night of the Lakers' first back-to-back. Starting forward Ziaire Williams also missed the game with a sore left foot. Coach JJ Redick said both moves were precautionary, according to the Associated Press.

Six Lakers scored in double figures. Grimes went 7 of 15 and made 9 of 11 free throws, with five assists and four steals. Collin Sexton scored a season-high 21 off the bench, Austin Reaves had 16 points and eight turnovers, Matisse Thybulle scored 15 on 5-of-6 shooting, and Sandro Mamukelashvili and Walker Kessler added 13 and 11. Sexton and Thybulle made four 3-pointers each.

The Lakers took over in the second quarter. They won it 31-16, with a 16-0 run inside it, and led 56-38 at halftime, the ESPN box score shows. The Clippers opened the third on a 12-2 run, then Sexton scored 11 straight points, including back-to-back 3-pointers, to restore the cushion. The Lakers led 85-66 after three quarters.

The Lakers also ran the floor. They had 24 fast-break points to the Clippers' six, according to the box score.

Rookie Keaton Wagler scored a career-high 21 points off the bench for the Clippers and beat the third-quarter buzzer with a shot from beyond half court. He shot 4 of 15 from the field and 10 of 12 at the line. Derrick Jones Jr. scored 15, and Darius Garland had 14 points and five turnovers. The Clippers shot 35% and were without starting forward Rui Hachimura, who has left quad tightness.

The Clippers committed 24 turnovers, which the Lakers turned into 31 points. They had 26 turnovers in each of their previous two games, losses to the Thunder and the Lakers, the AP said. The Lakers had 15 steals and a 48-28 edge in paint points.

The Lakers are 4-1. The Clippers have lost three in a row and are 1-3.

Both teams open NBA Cup group play on Friday night. The Lakers play at Golden State, and the Clippers play at Minnesota.