Washington aims to break its 18-game road losing streak with a victory over Los Angeles. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.

The Los Angeles Lakers stand five games above .500 at the midway point of their schedule, and a pivotal stretch of six straight road games is right around the corner.

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The Clippers are third in the NBA in opponent 3-point percentage (34.1%) and allow the sixth-fewest threes per game (12.9). Kyle Kuzma has struggled with his outside shot and has knocked down fewer than 1.5 treys in 15 of his last 19 games. He's shooting just 23.6% from the arc since coming back from a rib injury on December 30.

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Playing without six of their top eight rotation players, Derrick Jones Jr., Kevin Porter Jr and Amir Coffey lead a gutty effort as the hosts push the reigning champs until the end in a 117-113

The Celtics were a bit short themselves on the front end of the back-to-back with Jrue Holiday and Al Horford out injured and Kristaps Porzingis sidelined by illness. All three could be available for Thursday’s matchup on national TV.

The Los Angeles Clippers hope to have something resembling a fully operational roster when they host the Washington Wizards on Thursday night at Inglewood, Calif.

The Celtics outlasted the severely shorthanded Clippers 117-113 in overtime, getting key contributions from a surprise source.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime.