LA Lakers look to remain on roll against struggling rivals LA Clippers

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Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots over Taylor Hendricks of the Utah Jazz during the second half of at Delta Center.

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers are feeling merry about the road ahead, while the Los Angeles Clippers have been weighed down with the holiday blues as the cross-town rivals get set to meet in a Clippers home game at Inglewood on Saturday (Sunday morning, Singapore time).

With an 11-3 record since Nov 14, the Lakers are ‍bumping elbows ​with some of the best teams in the Western Conference. Since LeBron James returned from ‍a bout with sciatica to make his season debut on Nov 18, they are 8-2 with their star on the floor.

The Clippers have been one of the worst teams in ​the NBA, ​entering on an eight-game home losing streak. Since Kawhi Leonard returned from ankle and foot injuries on Nov 23, they have one win in 11 games.

The Lakers unleashed their offence while scoring a season-high 143 points in a road victory against the Utah Jazz on Thursday. Luka Doncic ‍delivered his third triple-double of the season with 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds.

Los Angeles shot 52.7 per cent from the floor on 93 shot attempts, their second most in a game this season. They also had a season-low seven turnovers. All these statistics bode well for the Clippers clash.

“I could do so much more, but I think (my) one turnover is the ​best on this