Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: NBA TV

Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (6-20) will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (18-7) on Saturday.

The Lakers faced the Suns and took home the win by a score of 116-114 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 43.2% FG percentage (38 of 88) and made 7 of their 37 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Lakers made 33 of 43 attempts for a rate of 76.7%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 54 with 24 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 20 dimes in this game in addition to creating 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. In the matter of the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 of 82 shooting. Phoenix doled out 29 assists and had 11 steals for the game. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 8 blocked shots. Phoenix went 84.0% from the free throw line by converting 21 of 25 tries. They also made 13 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Lakers ended up with 23 while the Suns racked up 28 fouls.

Luka Doncic is someone who came through for the matchup. Doncic finished the game shooting 28.0% from the field and recorded 6 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He accounted for 29 points on 7 of 25 shooting.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a record of 18-7 for the year. They are averaging 118.2 pts per contest (11th in the league) while connecting on 50.4% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 35.4% on three-point shots (296 of 837) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.6 boards per game and has 626 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.6 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.6 fouls. They are giving up 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 17th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.7). The Lakers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (1,055 of 2,194) and they concede 39.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are 14th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 688 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Clippers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-103 when they played the Grizzlies. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Memphis to get 32 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 41.0% from 3-point land by shooting 16 out of 39 and finished the game at 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Clippers allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 45 of 86 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Clippers walked away from this one shooting 37 for 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles knocked down 13 out of their 36 tries (36.1%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. The Grizzlies had 21 fouls in this game which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Clippers pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 39 for this contest.

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a factor for the Clippers in the game. Leonard scored 21 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the game. He converted 9 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 6-20 this season. As an offensive team, the Clippers are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 2,894 points for the campaign (111.3 per game) and they snag 40.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.7 times per contest (29th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.7 times per game. The Clippers are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 83.1% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 39.0% on three-point shots (380 of 974) and their opposition makes 80.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.9 dimes and 42.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 17th and 10th in the NBA. The Clippers on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 116.8. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.9% from the field (22nd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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