BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers play the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. The Lakers are 9-3 against conference opponents. The Lakers are ninth in the Western Conference scoring 117.3 points while shooting 50.6% from the field.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers, November 25 game updates, including prediction, probable starting lineups, and injury reports.

Entering the final week of group play, there are some critical games, including Clippers at Lakers Tuesday night on NBC and Peacock.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/clippers/onsi as Clippers Have a Major Brook Lopez Problem.

The Los Angeles Clippers ' disastrous start to the season continued on Thursday night with a 129-101 loss to the Orlando Magic. Losers of three in a row and nine of their last 10, the Clippers have sunk to 12th place in the Western Conference at 4-11.

After a two-year run at Wake Forest, Paul was the No. 4 overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets in the 2005 NBA draft. His first season saw the team improve by 20 wins from the 2004-05 campaign (18 to 38) and earn him Rookie of the Year honors.

Minnesota’s only good win is against Portland, which is under .500. The Wolves are 10-0 against below-.500 squads and 0-6 against non-losing teams. And they’ve had the second-easiest schedule in the NBA so far.