Scroll down to get insights and news updates from the Warriors’ game Wednesday against the Lakers.
GAME ESSENTIALS: Warriors (2-9) vs. Lakers (8-2) at Staples Center in L.A., Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. (PT). TV: ESPN, NBCS.
ODDS: Lakers -12.
LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING: Warriors beat Lakers 108-90 at Los Angeles on April 4, 2019.
WARRIORS UPDATE: The Warriors take a four-game losing streak into their first regular-season matchup against the Lakers. … Golden State is coming off a 122-108 loss at home to the Jazz on Monday night. … Former Laker D’Angelo Russell is on a scoring roll for the Warriors as he’s scored at least 30 points in four straight games.
LAKERS UPDATE: The Lakers will rest All-Star Anthony Davis on Wednesday. Davis, who scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds in the Lakers’ 123-115 victory in Phoenix on Tuesday night, has a shoulder issue that could plague him all season long. … LeBron James had 19 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in the Lakers’ victory. … The Lakers had 39 assists on Tuesday night, the most they’ve had in a single game since 2009.
WARRIORS NEXT GAME: vs. Celtics on Friday, 7:30 p.m. (PT) at Chase Center.
Here are the projected starting lineups:
C Willie Cauley-Stein
PF Draymond Green
SF Glenn Robinson II
SG Jordan Poole
PG D’Angelo Russell
C JaVale McGee
PF Kyle Kuzma
SF Danny Green
SG Avery Bradley
PG LeBron James