Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers : the Los Angeles showdown
Another headline in NBA Rivals Week: the Clippers and Lakers square off in the Los Angeles showdown. The two LA teams meet for their penultimate clash of the season. Both squads are trending up, so expect a proper contest.
Los Angeles Clippers : bounce-back time 
Riding a six-game streak before being slapped down by the Bulls (110-138) in Chicago, the Clippers hit a reality check. Back in California, Tyronn Lue might get Kawhi Leonard back for this one. That would ease the burden on James Harden — someone else to carry the offense — and take pressure off the younger role players, who help a lot but aren’t as reliable as Kawhi.
Despite a terrible start to the year, the Clippers sit with the league’s 8th-best defense, allowing just 113.8 points per game. They’re back inside the West’s top 10 and have nudged their offense up, even if their season scoring average of 112.3 points is still one of the five worst in the league.
INJURY REPORT : Kawhi Leonard (questionable) – Bradley Beal (OUT) – Derrick Jones Jr (OUT) – Bogdan Bogdanovic (OUT)
Los Angeles Lakers : hunting a third straight win 
The Lakers have been improving. Under JJ Redick they’ve strung together two high-level wins: a routine win over the Raptors (110-93) and a tougher one against the Nuggets (115-107). The common thread was intense defensive pressure from Los Angeles. On the season they rank 18th in defense at 116.5 points allowed, but those last two games show this team can lock in.
Offense isn’t flashy either — 16th in the league at 116.3 points per game — but with LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the floor and the defensive attention they draw, the Lakers can still put up big numbers, as the 141-116 win over the Hawks proved.
INJURY REPORT : Austin Reaves (OUT) – Adou Thiero (OUT)
NBA Pick Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers
Clippers to score over 112.5 points
Kawhi’s return should help the Clippers on both ends. The Lakers have put together two solid defensive nights in a row — something they hadn’t done all season — so betting on a repeat feels unlikely. This should be an entertaining clash; a complete shut-down snoozefest? Hard to picture.
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