LA: Nothing like a little friendly competition

🏀NBA: The Battle of LA between the Clippers and Lakers tips off tonight at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. And the clash between the Staples Center hallmates might be a first-round playoff preview: the Clips will likely be the third or fourth seed in the Western Conference, while the Lakers hope to secure fifth or sixth.

• For both sides, health is wealth. The energetic Patrick Beverley, who missed 12 games with a fractured hand, returned on Tuesday to help the Clips end a three-game skid.

• LeBron won’t play for the Lakers tonight to rest his sore ankle, but the team still has their real secret weapon: singer and superfan Halsey, who returned to NBA Twitter on Monday. Welcome back.

⚾️MLB: Over at the Big A, the 13-16 Angels will host the 17-15 Dodgers in a Freeway Series starting tomorrow at 9:38 p.m. ET/6:38 p.m. PT. It’s early in the season, but despite the big names and big highlights, neither team’s been faring quite so hot lately.

• The Halos are having pitching woes, like usual, and the Dodgers are dealing with pitching injuries. All eyes on the mound.

⚽️MLS: On the pitch, the Galaxy and LAFC will kick off the season’s first edition of El Trafíco on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. A match featuring Galaxy’s electric Chicharito and LAFC’s 2020 Golden Boot winner Diego Rossi? Give us all the goals.