Los Angeles @ Los Angeles picks

The Los Angeles Lakers have been the lowest scoring offense in the league on the road this year as it relates to three-pointers. The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a tough one for shot attempts from the field; when the Clippers have the home court advantage, the other team's starting SGs have tallied the 13th-least FG attempts per game in the NBA this year (12.4). The Clippers have played at the 6th-slowest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games in their home city, which ought to reduce opportunities for the Lakers. The matchup against Los Angeles is a challenging one for getting to the free throw line; the opposition's starting SGs have attempted just 2.3 free throws per game this year when the Clippers are on their home court (13th-least in the NBA). Austin Reaves will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing on the road usually worsens stat production across the board.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been the lowest scoring offense in the league on the road this year as it relates to three-pointers. The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a challenging one for three-pointers; when the Clippers are playing at home, opposing starting SFs have compiled the 14th-lowest 3-point rate in the league this year (28.5%). The Clippers have played at the 6th-slowest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games in their home city, which ought to reduce opportunities for the Lakers. The matchup against Los Angeles is a hard one for drawing fouls; the other team's starting SFs have attempted a mere 2.0 free throws per game this year when the Clippers are on their home court (15th-least in the league). LeBron James will not possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home stadium generally worsens player production in all facets of the game.

Russell Westbrook has successfully made 1.8 three-pointers per game over the last 5 games, 0.6 higher than he's made from beyond the arc in all games this year. Russell Westbrook has tallied 28.6 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the league: 75th percentile. The LA Clippers rank as the most efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA over the last 5 games. The matchup against Los Angeles is a positive one; when the Lakers are on the road, they have allowed the 30th-most points per game in the league to opposing starting PGs this year (21.5). The Lakers have played at the most up-tempo pace-of-play in the league away from their home court this year, which ought to boost plays for the Clippers.