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The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-1 to start the 2022-23 campaign, and although they had the very same start to the four preceding seasons that were led by LeBron James, this current situation feels a bit more dreary than all of those past four losses to start the year. That’s mostly because of Tuesday’s 123-109 loss to the Warriors, which validated many of the worries surrounding this Lakers roster.
Shooting has been a concern for basically every Lakers squad since LeBron came to L.A., but it may be at its most severe this season. The team did not show any reason for optimism against the Warriors, as they shot 10-of-40 on 3-pointers (25.0%) and 15-of-59 on field-goal attempts outside of the restricted area overall (25.4%). And despite Darvin Ham’s defensive background and emphasis, even the biggest believer of his would have at least a little doubt in his ability to get a good defense out of this roster that has no wing-stoppers and Russell Westbrook playing heavy minutes.
The Clippers won all four of the regular season games against the Lakers last season (as well as the three games between the two teams in the 2020-21 season), averaging 116.7 points in those contests. They did all of this without Kawhi Leonard, who will be playing in his first official NBA game since June 14, 2021 (Paul George will also play after only appearing in one of the four games against the Lakers last season).
The hope for the Lakers would be that the Clippers are a little rusty on opening night, leading to missed jump shots that their players would normally make. This could lead to multiple transition opportunities for the Lakers, allowing them to speed up a game that the Clippers may prefer to keep slowed down and isolated to the half-court. Since the Lakers did not practice Wednesday, that may be the team’s only chance at stopping this Clippers offense, as there won’t be an opportunity to tweak the defense to Ham’s liking before Thursday’s game.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Game Information
- Date: 10/20/2022
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Location: Crypto.com ArenaLos Angeles,CA
- How to Watch Lakers vs Clippers: TNT
- Live Stream: NBA Game Pass
Lakers vs Clippers Betting Lines
Clippers is –225 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $44.44. On the other side, Lakers is +185 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $185.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Clippers at a 69.23% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Lakers have 43.48% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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