{"id":552358,"date":"2026-01-22T03:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/552358\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T03:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:35:14","slug":"lakers-vs-clippers-discussion-injury-report-how-to-watch-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/552358\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs Clippers Discussion, Injury Report, How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers (26-16) are back in Los Angeles but will play a road game against the LA Clippers (19-24) on Thursday. The purple and gold look to build on the momentum they gained after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverscreenandroll.com\/lakers-scores-results\/105717\/lakers-vs-nuggets-recap-box-score-stats-final-lebron-james-luka-doncic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strong win<\/a> against the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>Start time and TV schedule<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers\u2019 most recent win against the Nuggets was much-needed. Yes, the Nuggets were down three starters, including Nikola Joki\u0107, but it\u2019s wins like this that could set the tone for them moving forward \u2014 especially in the midst of a pivotal eight-game road trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now, the purple and gold\u2019s next mission is to defeat the Clippers, who are currently playing their best basketball this season. After starting the season with an atrocious record of 6-21, the Clippers have completely turned things around. Since mid-December, they\u2019ve won 14 of their last 16, including their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverscreenandroll.com\/lakers-scores-results\/103300\/lakers-vs-clippers-recap-box-score-stats-final-lebron-james-luka-doncic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most recent game<\/a> against the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A huge reason for the Clippers\u2019 surge is their improved offense, which now ranks 13th best in the league. Kawhi Leonard \u2014 despite missing the last three games \u2014 has also turned up his production, as has James Harden. The team as a whole is shooting better from behind the arc and is competing harder on defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">That said, the Lakers should also give the Clippers a better fight than they did last time. With Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Deandre Ayton set to play in this matchup, that alone will be a huge difference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ultimately, what\u2019s important is that the Lakers keep the main thing the main thing. That means continuing to stack wins, especially since they\u2019ve fallen to fifth place in the Western Conference standings. Their game against the Clippers is vital because a win would bring the Lakers one step closer to owning the tiebreaker against their rival. And, with the West looking as competitive as ever, that might become important as the season goes on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lakers (26-16) are back in Los Angeles but will play a road game against the LA Clippers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":552359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790],"tags":[7,4034,1698,300,4044,251,150,64012,4033,4043,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-552358","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-lakers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-la","10":"tag-la-lakers","11":"tag-lakers","12":"tag-lalakers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","15":"tag-los-angeles-lakers-discussion","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangeleslakers","18":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115936658956297188","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/552359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=552358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=552358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}