Four players were ejected at Staples Center arena - which both teams call home - after a scuffle under the basket with 5.7 seconds remaining.

After Lamar Odom grabbed Griffin's jersey while fighting for a rebound, Baron Davis intervened and pushed Odom in the chest.

That led to some more shoving and after the officials discussed it Odom, Griffin, Davis and Ron Artest all were ejected - a decision that left Griffin and Artest looking confused.

Lakers star Kobe Bryant had 27 points and nine rebounds, and Andrew Bynum added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the reigning NBA champions.

But it was the young Clippers who had the edge in the final period.

Davis had 14 points and eight assists as the Clippers won for the fourth time in five games with yet another strong performance against en elite team.

They beat the star-studded Miami Heat four days earlier.

The Clippers used a 16-3 scoring run to erase a 12-point third-quarter deficit.

They limited the Lakers' Pau Gasol to 13 points and eight rebounds before he fouled out and foiled the Lakers' bid for a second eight-game winning streak this season.

In another match, Tony Parker scored 30 points for San Antonio, Carmelo Anthony labored through a rough game as rumors of an imminent trade slightly cooled, and the Spurs beat the Denver Nuggets 110-97 on Sunday night.

Anthony may have more games in a Nuggets uniform yet.

Coach George Karl said before tip-off he wasn't aware of any drastic changes, and New Jesey Nets coach Avery Johnson also tried quieting rumors of an upcoming deal.

Talks of a blockbuster trade that would ship Anthony to the Nets have lately intensified. Pressed about the possibility Sunday, Johnson said the Nets' roster won't budge between now and Friday, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reported.

Anthony, upbeat before the game, scored 12 points on just 5 of 17 shooting.

The NBA-best Spurs (35-6) won their sixth in a row.