Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers
The NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers will host teams on Monday after having games postponed last week due to wildfires in the area.
The Boston Celtics couldn't get the job done on the road Thursday night, and instead fell 117-96 to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Boston is now 7-5 in the month of January with the loss. Fatigue was certainly a factor for the Celtics,
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Since the 2020-21 season, the Clippers have lost just three of their 17 games against their city rivals. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lakers head coach J.J. Redick expects Anthony Davis to return to action after dealing with plantar fasciitis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Both teams played on the road last week, and Monday marked their first home contests since the Palisades Fire began Tuesday.
One potential trade involves the Bulls sending Lonzo Ball back to Los Angeles, not to reunite with the Lakers, but to join the Clippers. In Newsweek, Ricardo Klein proposed a trade that would see the Clippers acquire Lonzo in exchange for P.J. Tucker, Derrick Jones Jr., and a 2026 second-round pick.
The Boston Celtics head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a non-conference matchup. The Celtics are 30-13, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are 23-18, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference.
Boston’s starting five is finding cohesion, and its defense stifled Golden State. The Celtics’ ability to stay consistent will be tested against the Clippers, who sit fifth in the Western Conference standings and sport a 15-7 record at the Intuit Dome.
Recently, a Los Angeles Lakers insider made a lighthearted jab at forward Jarred Vanderbilt with a comical TikTok reference.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season earlier in the day.