Man-to-man coverage of L.A.’s NBA style

Los Angeles Clippers player Blake Griffin wears the team’s “nautical pride” uniform, which is part of the league’s “pride uniform” program to reflect a team’s history. (NBA Photos / NBAE Getty Images)

Dec. 20, 2013 10 AM PT

Can the Lakers hold their own against crosstown rivals the Clippers in a fashion throw-down?

Jordan Farmar of the Lakers wears the “Hollywood nights” uniform in a recent game against the Brooklyn Nets. The “pride uniform” for the Lakers features a mostly black uniform with the Lakers’ signature purple and gold as trim. (Maddie Meyer / Getty Images)

The Lakers’ “Hollywood nights” uniform outdoes the Clippers’ powder-blue uniform; in comparison, the Clippers uniform looks like a kid’s pajamas. (Maddie Meyer / Getty Images)

Clippers player Chris Paul demonstrates his stylishness out of uniform. Paul appeared on the October 2012 GQ cover and regularly lands on NBA best-dressed lists. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE Getty Images)

Best-dressed ballers advantage: Clippers

The stylishness of Clippers players Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul combined shows that the best-dressed advantage goes to the Clippers. Here, the three players show off their sense of style in an October appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” (Randy Holmes / ABC via Getty Images)

The hairstyles on the Clippers team are fairly conservative, with Jared Dudley, left, Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, for example, keeping it short and sweet above the neckline. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

What men’s hairstyle don’t the Lakers sport? Players Jordan Hill, left, Steve Nash, Nick Young, Robert Sacre and Chris Kaman have demonstrated a number of hairstyles this season. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times; Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images; Aaron Poole / NBAE via Getty Images; Paul Buck / EPA; Paul Buck / EPA)