Lakers vs Warriors

We break down Sunday afternoon's west-coast showdown between Anthony Davis and the Lakers and Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and the Warriors. Get odds, picks ...

Klay Thompson (GS) Captain (1.5x FPTS) ET (ABC), Anthony Davis and the Lakers host the defending-champion Warriors in a California classic. 11 reminded us that (a) the Lakers have some players now and (b) a healthy, motivated AD can make an impact in more ways than just scoring. Curry hit just four treys when he last faced the Lakers, and that was in 32 minutes and change. We saw Davis pour in 38 points and grab five boards against Rudy Gobert and the Wolves on Friday, and we think he can put up at least 30 and 12 this afternoon. But I would shy away from the trap that is betting the Warriors -4.5 on Curry's first game back. The return of Curry means Golden State goes back to being a commanding road favorite over their Cali rivals. Warriors, and discuss some trends as well as our best bets, predictions, favorite player props, and the DFS lineup du jour. That's the third-worst road winning percentage in the NBA (.207). 4 seed, which would give them home-court in the first round of the playoffs. With a loaded 10-game slate of NBA games lined up for Sunday, there will be a ton of movement by the end of the weekend.

The Los Angeles Lakers will again be missing D'Angelo Russell against the Golden State Warriors, who have Stephen Curry available.

If Los Angeles plays with a sense of urgency from the jump, they should be able to compete with Golden State. Despite that, the Lakers remain only one game behind the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans for one of the final two spots and thus need to find a way to stack wins. The Los Angeles Lakers continue their five-game homestand against the defending champions the Golden State Warriors in a Sunday matinee game.

Draymond Green, a player who has given Davis problems in the past, left the game early with a left-hand injury but was able to play the rest of the way. On the ...

Upon Curry’s return the Warriors closed the gap and it was back to a one-possession game with under two minutes left. In order to beat a team like the Warriors however, it couldn’t just be the Davis show. ultimately did enough of the little things to win. The Lakers’ once comfortable lead had suddenly evaporated to just a single point heading into the half. Both teams struggled to get going offensively in the third quarter as there were many turnovers, missed shots and uncontested layups being blown. On the other end, the combination of spirited defense and the Warriors being unable to hit a jumper helped the Lakers lead reach as much as 20.