The NBA is back! After a hiatus that lasted 4 1⁄2 months, basketball returns tonight, and so do your LA Clippers. Tonight is the first game of an eight-game stretch over the next few weeks until the playoffs kick off. The opponent tonight? Their cross-town rivals, the Lakers.
Previous matchups
October 22, 2019: Clippers 112, Lakers 102
These two teams met up on opening night, with the Clippers coming out victorious. It was a tie game entering the fourth quarter, but the Clippers’ tenacious defense limited the Lakers to only 17 points during the final quarter.