Los Angeles Lakers meet Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Coming into the Season
Los Angeles Lakers finished last season fourth in the Western Conference with 53 wins and 29 losses, reached the playoffs and went out in the conference semifinals against Oklahoma City Thunder. In the pre-season, the Lakers recorded two wins and three losses across five games, including losses to Golden State Warriors by 124-98 and 101-89.
Golden State Warriors finished last season 37-45, placing 10th in the Western Conference. They reached the play-in but missed the playoffs altogether. In pre-season, the Warriors went 4-2 across six games, including wins over Los Angeles Lakers by 124-98 and 101-89.
Head-to-Head Record
The Lakers won last season's series 3-1.
Key Players
For the Lakers, Luka Doncic averaged 33.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists across 63 games last season, with a rating of 8.3. Austin Reaves recorded 23.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in 50 appearances, while Quentin Grimes' figures for Philadelphia 76ers were 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists over 75 games.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry averaged 26.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 43 games last season, earning a rating of 7.7. Jimmy Butler posted 20.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in 38 appearances, while Brandin Podziemski averaged 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists over 82 games.
Injury Report
As reported at the time of writing, Jarred Vanderbilt is listed as injured for the Lakers.
The Warriors list Jimmy Butler with a knee injury, Moses Moody with a knee injury and Kristaps Porzingis as injured.
Betting Insights
Across their last five regular-season meetings, the average was 224.6 combined points.
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