The Golden State Warriors (29-29, 7-22 Away) head to face the Los Angeles Lakers (27-32, 14-14 Home) Thursday in a matchup of up-tempo teams.
Golden State was beaten by the Los Angeles Clippers 134-124 at Crypto.com Arena on February 14, their fourth straight loss away from home. Jordan Poole was the key player in the losing effort with 28 points and six assists.
The Warriors are the ninth seed in the Western Conference. Los Angeles won in impressive fashion on February 15 at Crypto.com Arena, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 120-102.
Anthony Davis had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists to lead the team. The Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference. This is the final meeting of the season between the teams.
Golden State and Los Angeles have split their two matchups this season. The Lakers got the win in the most recent meeting, beating the Warriors 109-103 at Chase Center on February 11.
Dennis Schroder led the Lakers with 26 points. Poole had 29 points and six assists in the losing effort. The Warriors have been led this season by Klay Thompson and Poole, who are averaging 21.4 and 20.9 points per game, respectively.
Meanwhile, Kevon Looney is grabbing 8.8 rebounds per game, and Draymond Green is dishing 6.8 assists.LeBron James (30.0 ppg) has supplied much of the Lakers’ offense.
He ranks as the seventh-highest scorer in the NBA. James also has posted 8.4 rebounds per game. Russell Westbrook has recorded 7.5 assists per game. Expect plenty of transition offense in this matchup that features the league’s two most fast-paced teams, as the Lakers and the Warriors rank first and second, respectively, in possessions per game.
The Warriors are 6-4 in the last 10 trips to Crypto.com Arena. Golden State is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.1 (123.2-121.1). Los Angeles has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 119.1 points per game on average while scoring only 117.2 (-1.9 margin).
WARRIORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Donte DiVincenzo: 12.8 | 9.0 | +3.8
Rebounds per game:
Kevon Looney: 11.2 | 8.8 | +2.4
Assists per game:
Jordan Poole: 7.0 | 4.5 | +2.5
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Russell Westbrook: 39.0 | 29.6 | +9.4
Thomas Bryant: 10.0 | 19.6 | -9.6
Points per game:
Russell Westbrook: 27.0 | 15.9 | +11.1
Anthony Davis: 19.2 | 26.0 | -6.8
Assists per game:
LeBron James: 4.5 | 7.0 | -2.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
LA Lakers (-225)
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