Los Angeles at Los Angeles

The best team in LA takes on the Lakers tonight. The Lakers have dropped two straight and are at risk of missing the playoffs. Their cross-town rivals have been the perennial ugly stepchild and would love nothing more than to contribute to the demise of the Lakers. The one-man show called the Lakers can only survive so long without help from teammates and they aren't providing it. Kobe has scored 40+ points in each of the last four games but LA has lost two of them. Tonight the Clippers come in with a chip on their shoulder. They have abetter record yet find themselves as 2.5 point underdogs. The Clips are scoring 105 per game over their last five while the Lakers have scored 99.8. Take the motivated dog here with the points.