TONIGHT

vs. Clippers, 7:30

Fox Sports Net,

Channel 9

* Site--Staples Center.

* Radio--KLAC (570), KXTA (1150).

* Records--Lakers 17-5; Clippers 5-16.

* 1999 season series--Lakers, 4-0.

* Update--Laker forward Glen Rice missed practice Monday after missing Sunday’s game because of an upper-respiratory problem, and is listed as day-to-day. Though Ron Harper probably will see a lot of time defending Clipper Lamar Odom, Kobe Bryant sounds fairly eager to match up with the rookie sensation, especially after hearing that Odom might be the best young player in L.A. “I’ve heard it,” Bryant said. “It’s nonsense.”

* Tickets--(213) 745-0500 or (213) 480-3232.