Does the Derby curse end for the Lakers?
Derby time in LA! Just before the end of the regular season, the Clippers and Lakers meet in a city duel. The co-record champions have already waited ten attempts for their next win against their rivals from their own city!
LA Clippers – statistics & current form
The Clippers have been defeated twice recently. This has significantly worsened the situation in the fight for a direct ticket for the playoffs. The Clippers are currently only in seventh place, which is no longer good enough for this.
Furthermore, the Pelicans and Timberwolves are only one win behind. The personnel situation is also less than pleasing. With Paul George, the top guard of head coach Tyronn Lue’s team is out due to injury.
LA Lakers – Statistics & current form
The Lakers, on the other hand, have had LeBron James back on board for five games. With LBJ, four of these games could be played victoriously. Among other things, James achieved a triple-double in points, rebounds and assists in the penultimate game against Houston.
In addition, Anthony Davis is once again performing very strongly. The “Brow” recorded at least 37 points in four of the last six games!
LA Clippers – LA Lakers Tip
The teams go into the match with identical win odds and are direct competitors for a direct ticket to the playoffs. The starting position could hardly be more exciting.
For the derby on the West Coast between the LA Clippers and LA Lakers, the prediction and odds on a success of the “guests” or a narrow defeat by them with a maximum difference of three points now appear promising.
While the Lakers have to play a back-to-back after the narrow win against Utah last night, their personnel situation is better compared to the Clippers. They also have the momentum on their side with four wins in a row recently.