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This series has been all-Clippers lately, as the red-and-blue have won nine straight over the team with all the banners. Ty Lue’s Clips have also covered ten-straight meetings when the Lake Show is the designated home team, as they are in this one. But something feels different about this one. LeBron James is still playing at a sky-high level. The Lakers' front office showed a willingness to make some moves by acquiring Rui Hachimura. Anthony Davis' return is not too far away. A .500 record is within grasp for the first time in a long time after dropping red-hot Memphis on Friday and rallying from 25 back at the half to defeat Portland on Sunday. The purple-and-gold are 9-2-1 against the spread in their last 12 games and only sit 2.5 games behind Dallas for the No. 5 seed in the West. The Clippers are 3-9 against the spread during that same 12-game frame, and the struggles have surprisingly come on the defensive side of the ball, where the Clippers should be the strongest. Opponents are scoring 120.2 points per 100 possessions (No. 27 in the league) while shooting 50.3-percent from the floor in this skid. Thomas Bryant has been very productive for the Lakers at the center position, and you know you'll get a good effort out of Pat Beverly against his former team.