LA Clippers-LA Lakers Preview and Prediction (28.11.2017)

Clippers on the right track
Clipper’s season introduction has not been the best, 11 losses of 18 played matches leave a lot to be desired. However, the team has reached the right track, with two straight away wins against Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings. Two wins that ended for a nine-match long loss sweat. Extremely important for the psyche if nothing else. When we talk about the psyche – talk about Clippers having a psychological intake intact. Looking at the 21 latest meetings between the teams, Clippers has won 19 (!) Of these meetings since the 2012/2013 season. Been at least one-sided story when the law was made up in recent years.
A heavy backlash for Clippers is that Beverley, who went on a heavy knee injury last, misses the entire season. A rather “ugly” player, however, is an important puzzle piece in Doc Rivers team building. Clippers picked a 108-92 victory away from the Lakers just over a month ago, talking about Beverley making Lonzo Ball clean in the match. On the whole, Clippers should have a good win at all, despite Beverley’s absence. With two heavy bears in the form of DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin, I expect a domination from home side, both from a defensive and offensive perspective. Just the defensive has been a constant concern for Clippers this season, but I have to admit that it looked better in the last two games.

Lakers get it hard
I usually use caution in judging teams in advance, but considering the national statistics and the team’s achievements this season, the Lakers do not have the shadow of a chance at all. Stack Lonzo will make it tough against The Jordan Jordan. Lakers defensive has been basically non-existent, and I do not really see how to stop the home team’s all-star Blake Griffin. By the way, the Lakers are one of the absolute weakest teams in the world today. The potential is huge, but the team building is still in an early process. Lost 11 out of 19 matches this season, on the move, six losses have been collected on eight played matches.
Most of it has been about the newly-featured Lonzo Ball this season. Ball has not matched the smallest expectation, that matter is certain. Has shown nice trends as a performer, but the score is far from hailed. On the whole a disappointment, at least seen all the hype and every expectation. Kyle Kuzma is another rookie who, in my eyes, did it really, really good. Took a starting point after Larry Nance caught a hand injury at the beginning of the month, and interestingly, Nance returns his return. There are many questions to say, is Luke Walton advised to put one of his biggest surprises on the bench, for the benefit of Nance, who has not played in just over three weeks? On the whole, I do not see the Lakers travel home with anything but a loss in their luggage.