Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: Prime Video

The Los Angeles Clippers (19-24) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (26-16) at Intuit Dome on Thursday.

The Lakers played the Nuggets and notched a win by a score of 115-107 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 18 while the Nuggets had 21 personal fouls. They converted 15 out of their 37 tries from 3-point range. Denver finished shooting 73.7% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of 19 attempts. In addition, Denver snagged 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Denver doled out 27 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In relation to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the field on 39 of 87 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 51 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 21 of 32 shots for a percentage of 65.6%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 50.6% FG percentage (42 out of 83) and buried 10 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Luka Doncic is a player who was a contributor in this contest. Doncic ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and dished out 10 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and grabbed 13 rebounds. He finished with 38 points on 12 out of 21 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a mark of 26-16 so far this season. They have an average of 116.3 points per outing (17th in the league) while hitting 49.6% from the floor. The Lakers are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (499 of 1,432) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 41.4 boards per game and has earned 1,047 assists for the campaign, which ranks 26th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per game and as a group are committing 19.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists with 1,158 relinquished this season. The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.7% (1,789 of 3,677) and they concede 40.4 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers took a loss by a final score of 138-110 against the Bulls. The Clippers were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Bulls committed 15 fouls for this game which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 14 of them for a rate of 82.4%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles buried 10 of 30 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Clippers finished shooting 43 for 92 from the floor which had them shooting 46.7%. The Clippers allowed the Bulls to convert 52 of 92 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 56.5% for this game. They went 53.2% from three-point range by going 25 of 47 and ended up shooting 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Chicago to snag 42 in total (9 on the offensive side).

James Harden ended up having an impact for the Clippers in this contest. Harden racked up 24 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 6 assists for the game. He made 9 out of 25 for the contest giving him a rate of 36.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 19-24 on the season. The Clippers have committed 19.0 fouls per contest and they hit 84.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.5 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 4,831 pts for the season (112.3 per game) and they pull in 40.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Clippers are shooting 47.4% from the field, which is 9th in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (586 of 1,593) and their opponents are converting on 80.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 26.3 dimes and 42.4 boards per game, which ranks 11th and 7th in basketball. The Clippers are ranked 8th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.8. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (16th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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