Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=17360648'>posted</a> on 01/04/2013:
A Clippers home game vs the Lakers is no advantage.
Lakers fighting to get back to .500
Clippers just got destroyed in b2b games on the road
Lakers have won 6 of their last 8 games (Clippers had the 17 game winning streak however)
Lakers are 15-5 in their last 20 games vs Clippers
Public will be all over Clips
Lakers tend to show up on Friday nights (I don't know a record, but you will notice how much better the Lakers play on Friday nights over Sunday afternoon games)
Clips still without Butler, Hill and Billups (still deep as fuk)
Lakers have a better half court game, if they can control the tempo
Lakers have only played 3 games since xmas so their old legs should be more rested than prior games
I'm not taking the Lakers here but thought i'd provide some reasons for sake of argument...