Lakers vs. Clippers: LeBron's Impact on Tonight's Game

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00:03 All right, finally tonight, the game in Los Angeles.

00:05 Always a fun game to see when the Lakers and Clippers go head to head.

00:09 Tonight, the Clippers are three and a half point favorites.

00:12 236 is the total there.

00:14 It's a late night game.

00:15 Clearly AD will be the primary focus.

00:17 And, you know, obviously LeBron James, when he's in, makes the game more interesting.

00:21 Always, you know, a bit of uncertainty regarding his status, I would think, game to game.

00:26 Yeah, I mean, right now he's listed as questionable on the injury report.

00:29 So it's kind of tough to evaluate this one.

00:31 I mean, if he does play, I actually do really like the Lakers plus three and a half.

00:35 Just because, you know, LeBron has been adamant about how they need to get out of that play-in tournament range.

00:39 They do not want to have to, you know, make the same playoff run they did last year,

00:43 going from the play-in tournament all the way to the Western Conference Finals.

00:46 And with Paul George out of the lineup, still dealing with knee soreness,

00:50 I feel like this is an opportunity for the Lakers to pick up a statement win.

00:52 They've already picked up two wins over the Clippers in their three matchups so far this year.

00:56 So if LeBron James is ready to go, I like the Lakers.

00:59 But if, you know, if he's still going to be on the sidelines,

01:02 they're still going to be tending to that ankle injury, then I'll probably lean towards the Clippers.

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