Have you been to the arena? The lighting sucks. The Lakers have had "Lights out" for quite some time. It makes a huge difference. I was at the Final Four in Houston a few years ago with the best seats in Reliant. It was awful, black background on a raised floor made depth perception impossible. I called a few friends, even posted in these forums that that court was horrible and teams would have a hard time scoring. All 3 games went WAY under and a lot of folks made money. Reliant (NRG) has poor visability for football games too. It's like there's a haze in that place. Staples is very similar.
Lakers game on the right, Clippers on the left. Let me ask you, which one would you feel more confident shooting?
Here's a great article to read as well. If you're a serious better, you should get to know where teams play.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports...010-story.html