The Lakers (27-34) face the Clippers (33-31) on Thursday evening for a road game at Crypto.com Arena, with LAL suddenly 4.5 games back of LAC. While the Clippers have won four straight, including a final-minute win over the Lakers last week, LAL have lost three in a row. The game tips at 7:00 p.m. Pacific on TNT, with the Spectrum SportsNet pregame show starting at 6:00 p.m.
Below are three things to know about the matchup:
NEW BLOOD
The Lakers made two roster moves on Tuesday morning, signing D.J. Augustin (releasing DeAndre Jordan) and two-way player Wenyen Gabriel (waiving Sekou Doumbouya).