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Los Angeles Lakers 125-117 LA Clippers: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction

Los Angeles Lakers 1-0
125-117Final
LA Clippers 1-0
Los Angeles

Our picks against the result

18 of 26 right

  • Winner Los Angeles Lakers69% 125-117
  • First half Los Angeles Lakers ahead61% 64-64 at half-time
  • Total points Below average 242 points · average 231.5
  • Los Angeles Lakers points Around average 125 points · average 115.5
  • LA Clippers points Below average 117 points · average 115.5
  • Total points 242 points 221.5 over55% 231.5 under66% 241.5 under83%
  • Austin Reaves 28 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST PTS under 22.567% REB under 4.558% AST under 5.572%
  • Luka Dončić 23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST PTS under 33.567% REB under 7.555% AST under 8.576%
  • Collin Sexton 5 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST PTS under 15.559% REB under 2.551% AST under 3.579%
  • Brook Lopez 22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST PTS over 8.568% REB over 3.568% AST under 1.554%
  • Darius Garland 26 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST PTS over 18.555% REB under 2.553% AST under 6.560%
  • Rui Hachimura 16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST PTS over 12.555% REB over 3.554% AST over 0.573%

Game stats

Los Angeles Lakers LA Clippers
  • 125 Points 117
  • 64 First half 64
  • 61 Second half 53

Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.

Before tip-off

What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.

Game summary

The NBA regular season brings Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers on Friday 23 October 2026, and our model backs the Lakers to win while seeing the total points finish below the league average.

Why this pick?

Our model leans towards the Los Angeles Lakers, mainly because it has them well ahead of the LA Clippers in its ranking, which takes in team results and who is expected to play: ninth of 30 against 21st. The strongest case the other way is the Lakers' own injury report, with Jake LaRavia questionable. The pick still holds because the reasons in its favour come out clearly heavier, since the Clippers are without Brandon Ingram and four other players, while the Lakers beat Golden State 127‑105 in their opener and took three of the last five meetings. The call is of moderate clarity.

Total points: The Lakers sit 24th of 30 in pace and the Clippers 18th, so both play slower than a typical NBA game, the biggest drag on the total. Scoring per possession runs higher than usual and the absences push it up, but not enough to reach the league average.

Official injury report

Los Angeles Lakers

  • Questionable Jake LaRavia (rotation regular)

LA Clippers

  • Out Brandon Ingram (key player)
  • Out Max Strus (rotation regular)
  • Out Bradley Beal (rotation regular)
  • Out Jordan Miller (rotation regular)
  • Out Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (rotation regular)

The report of 23 Oct, 21:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.

Last five games

Los Angeles Lakers

  • W 127-105 vs Golden State Warriors (H) 22 Oct

LA Clippers

  • W 121-96 vs Sacramento Kings (H) 22 Oct

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Team facts

LALLAC
Record 1-0 1-0
At home 1-0 1-0
On the road 0-0 0-0
Conference 3 of 14, Western Conference 1 of 14, Western Conference
Streak – –
Days of rest 1 1
Our team rating #9 of 30 #21 of 30
Pace #24 of 30 #18 of 30

Last meetings

  • 21 Feb 2026Los Angeles Lakers 125-122 LA Clippers
  • 23 Jan 2026LA Clippers 112-104 Los Angeles Lakers
  • 21 Dec 2025LA Clippers 103-88 Los Angeles Lakers
  • 26 Nov 2025Los Angeles Lakers 135-118 LA Clippers
  • 3 Mar 2025Los Angeles Lakers 108-102 LA Clippers

Game details

Stage
NBA, Regular season
Tip-off
City
Los Angeles

Questions and answers

What was the score of Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers?

Los Angeles Lakers 125-117 LA Clippers in the NBA (Regular season) on Friday 23 October 2026, US date. It was 64-64 at half-time.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers right?

Yes: our pick was Los Angeles Lakers win, and Los Angeles Lakers won. 18 of our 26 picks and markets for this game were right.

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