Heading into Sunday's marquee matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers wanted to extend its win streak to three. They had narrowly escaped against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, and took care of the disgruntled Miami Heat before that.

The Los Angeles Lakers head to down the hall to face the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference matchup that was previously known as 'the Hallway Series' due to these two teams once sharing Staples Center. The Lakers are 21-17, which puts them in sixth place. The Clippers are 23-17, which puts them in fifth place.

In a Los Angeles battle, the Los Angeles Clippers grabbed a 116-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers as LeBron James posted a double-double in the