The Lakers and Clippers, who have never met in the postseason, meet Wednesday in a game that will have a big impact on each team's playoff hopes.
In 2020, the Clippers were one win from securing the conference-final showdown against the Lakers that had been anticipated for months. TheyThese co-tenants of Crypto.com Arena still have yet to meet in the postseason.
This time, the Clippers will not have Paul George, who is recovering from a sprained right knee. Clippers guard Eric Gordon missed Saturday’s loss in New Orleans but took part in some of Tuesday’s practice, and his status is unclear for Wednesday. Since overhauling their roster at the trade deadline by unloading rotation players, including Russell Westbrook, Thomas Bryant and Patrick Beverley, and getting LeBron James and Anthony Davis healthy again, the Lakers are 14-6 after the All-Star break and surging,The Clippers remade their roster in February by adding guards Gordon and Bones Hyland, center Mason Plumlee and, whose rocky season-and-a-half tenure with the Lakers ended with his trade.
To execute that blueprint, they will rely heavily on Westbrook. Lue said he recently rewatched the first game Westbrook played against Oklahoma City, his first NBA home, while with Houston, and noticed how eager the guard was to set up teammates with passes while not trying to overwhelm the game with his own plays.
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