Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 24/02/2022, 19:35  by Joseph King | Modified on 25/02/2022 at 01:35 in NBA Predictions

The Crypto.com arena plays host to the “Battle for LA” as the Lakers take on the Clippers in this NBA Western Conference showdown. Coming off the NBA All-Star break last weekend, the Lakers currently sit in the ninth seed in the West with a 27-31 record in what has been a hugely disappointing year. Their last game was a 106-101 win against the Utah Jazz, an impressive victory that will ultimately be overshadowed by another injury to key forward Anthony Davis. Their opponents in this one occupy the eighth spot in the West with 30 wins and 31 losses and  have been dealing with a number of injury problems of their own all season. The Clippers last game was a 142-111 blowout victory against the Rockets and they’ve now won three of their last four. 

The Clippers have been playing some good ball lately, a testament to their coaching as they are still without Leonard, Paul George and the recently acquired Norman Powell. With impressive recent wins over the Mavs, Warriors and a 30 point blowout of the lowly Rockets, the Clippers will look to put some space between themselves and the Lakers, who trail them by 1.5 games in the standings. The Lakers will have to cope yet again with the absence of Anthony Davis as he came down hard and appeared to injure his ankle in the win against the Jazz. LeBron James will be asked to shoulder even more of a load than he already is with the injury list continuing to mount up.