Overview
- Tipoff is 11:00 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena with coverage on NBC and Peacock.
- Both teams are 2-0 in Group B, and NBA Communications confirms the Lakers clinch the group with a victory.
- Los Angeles enters with contrasting forms in regular-season play: Lakers 12-4, Clippers 5-12.
- Lakers center Deandre Ayton is out with a right knee contusion, while LeBron James and Luka Doncic are available.
- The Clippers list Bradley Beal, Derrick Jones Jr., and Jordan Miller as out, Bogdan Bogdanovic as questionable, and Kawhi Leonard as available after a recent return; Ivica Zubac’s strong start (about 17.0 ppg, 11.6 rpg) highlights a key interior matchup against a shorthanded Lakers frontcourt.