After surviving against the Utah Jazz on the road on Tuesday, the Lakers return to Los Angeles on Wednesday for the biggest game of the regular season. Matched up against their crosstown rival Clippers, a victory from either side would go a long way in ensuring that side finishes above the play-in game.
For the Lakers, though, the status of each of their Big Three in LeBron James, Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell is up in the air for varying reasons. LeBron, who only just returned from a foot injury that had him out for a month, played 38 minutes in the Jazz overtime victory.