Will George step into the breach again?

In Los Angeles it comes to the city duel between the Clippers and Lakers. For almost two years, the record champion has been waiting for the next victory in the LA derby! Instead, the Clippers have always prevailed in the past eight meetings.

Both teams have also had a mediocre start to the new season so far.

LA Clippers – Statistics & current form

The Clippers went into the new season with high hopes. The reason is the return of Kawhi Leonard. However, the two-time Finals MVP had to sit out several times again in the current edition of the NBA and against the Lakers he will be missing again.

The main burden now has to be borne again by Paul George, who already knows this role well enough from last season, when Leonard was completely absent.

But the shooting guard is doing justice to this task quite well. He is averaging 25 points per game and has at least 26 points in the last five games.

LA Lakers – Statistics & current form

The Lakers started the new season with five defeats, but were able to stabilise somewhat for a short time. Currently, however, they have lost three in a row and with only two wins and eight losses, they are only in second last place in the West.

One shortcoming is the lacklustre offence, which, with an average of 108.4 points per game, is only in fifth-last place in the NBA.

Furthermore, LeBron James has been missing recently due to a foot injury. Without LBJ, the Lakers have to be ranked even lower. This was evident in the last game against Utah, when LA picked up a 116-139 blowout in Mormon State.

LA Clippers – LA Lakers Tip

For the clash between the Clippers and Lakers in Los Angeles, the tip aims for more than 26.5 points by Paul George on the “home side”.

Without Kawhi Leonard, “Playoff P” is especially challenged by the Clippers at the moment and the 32-year-old has successfully shouldered the increased workload so far. He has exceeded the selected limit in points in four of the past five games!