Lakers host Clippers on Friday night

Lakers center Jordan Hill (27) battles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan for a rebound along with teammate Wesley Johnson during a game last season. They renew the Staples Center rivalry on Friday night.

By Mike Bresnahan

Oct. 30, 2014 10:43 PM PT

LAKERS vs. CLIPPERS

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: ESPN, Prime Ticket, TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 980, 1330.

Records: Lakers 0-2; Clippers 1-0.

Record vs. Clippers (2013-14): 1-3.

Update: In 96 minutes of basketball this season, the Lakers have held a lead for 13 seconds. They were ahead, 3-2, against Houston and never led against Phoenix. The Clippers have won seven of the last eight games in the series, including the last three by an average of 35 points. One of those was the Lakers’ worst loss in their history — 142-94 last March. Clippers forward Glen Davis (strained right groin) has resumed running but will miss the game. He could return within a week.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Lakers host Clippers on Friday night

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