Watch Lakers vs. Clippers: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Friday's NBA game

How to watch Lakers vs. Clippers basketball game

By Scout Staff

Feb 26, 2022 at 12:10 am ET • 2 min read

Through 3 Quarters

Down ten at the end of last quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers have now snagged the lead. It's anybody's game after three quarters, but the Lakers are ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers 78-72. Center Dwight Howard has led the way so far for Los Angeles, as he has dropped a double-double on 16 rebounds and 14 points along with three blocks.

Los Angeles has been riding high on the performance of Howard, who has posted a double-double on 16 boards and 14 points in addition to three blocks. Howard's performance is making up for a slower contest against the Utah Jazz last Wednesday.

Los Angeles and Los Angeles came into this game with previous-game wins. We'll see if the Lakers can maintain their lead to polish off another victory and cancel out Los Angeles' positive energy.

Who's Playing

Los Angeles @ Los Angeles

Current Records: Los Angeles 30-31; Los Angeles 27-31

What to Know

The Los Angeles Clippers are 19-6 against the Los Angeles Lakers since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After a few days' rest for both teams, they will meet up at 10 p.m. ET Feb. 25 at Crypto.com Arena. Both teams seek to continue their momentum from their previous wins.

You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Clippers' strategy against the Houston Rockets last Thursday. Los Angeles was completely in charge, breezing past Houston 142-111 at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Los Angeles had established a 107-79 advantage. They relied on the efforts of shooting guard Luke Kennard, who shot 8-for-9 from beyond the arc and finished with 25 points, and power forward Marcus Morris, who had 27 points along with five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles didn't have too much breathing room in their game with the Utah Jazz last week, but they still walked away with a 106-101 victory. It was another big night for the Lakers' small forward LeBron James, who had 33 points and six assists in addition to eight boards.

The Clippers are expected to lose this next one by 3. They are currently four-for-four against the spread in their most recent games, however, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

The wins brought Los Angeles up to 30-31 and Los Angeles to 27-31. Los Angeles is 12-17 after wins this year, Los Angeles 10-16.