Golden State Warriors (4-1) at Los Angeles Lakers (2-3)
Tip-Off: Friday, November 4, 2016 – 7:30 PM PDT
Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
TV: ESPN, CSNBA | Radio: 95.7 The Game
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (@chiliankopp)
Projected Starting Lineups:
Los Angeles Lakers (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: D’Angelo Russell (15.0, 2.8, 4.0)
SG: Nick Young (11.2, 2.5, 0.5)
SF: Luol Deng (7.2, 6.2, 1.2)
PF: Julius Randle (13.5, 7.5, 2.5)
C: Ivica Zubac (–, –, –)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (career: 2-3, 0.400)
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (25.2, 2.0, 4.8)
SG: Klay Thompson (17.0, 3.2, 3.0)
SF: Kevin Durant (30.6, 8.6, 3.4)
PF: Draymond Green (9.2, 10.8, 7.2)
C: Zaza Pachulia (6.0, 8.0, 2.6)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 144-25, 0.852)
Injury Report
Warriors: Damian Jones (pectoral surgery), Patrick McCaw (sprained left ankle)
Lakers: Timofey Mozgov (soft tissue contusion, left eye)
Previous Matchups
- Warriors at Lakers (preseason) On October 15, 2016, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Warriors beat the Lakers 112-107. RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: Warriors (4-1) Reserves In McGee And McCaw Hold Off Los Angeles Lakers, 112-107
- Warriors at Lakers On March 6th, 2016, the Lakers beat the Warriors 112-95 at Staples Center. FINAL RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS: SplashBrothers Go 1-For-18 From Deep, Los Angeles Lakers Up-End Warriors, 112-95
- Lakers at Hawks The Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-116 on November 2, 2016. Williams lifts Lakers to 123-116 comeback win over Hawks
Game Notes
- Draymond was asked how the Warriors will keep this emotional high, and without skipping a beat, he goes, “We’ve got Luke tomorrow.” — Kevin Jones, KNBR
- “It was just fun,” Curry said. “Everyone was on the same page, swarming the ball and helping each other out. I think we really set a tone and left an imprint on the game that way.”– Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle
- Surprisingly, it’s Thompson who seems most out of sorts in the Warriors’ new order. His shot has been off early this season, but he showed some improvement against the Thunder, shooting 50 percent from the floor and from three-point range, finishing with 18 points. During the preseason, it seemed like he might be the biggest beneficiary of Durant’s addition. With defenses focused on the two MVPs, Thompson would be open to drain his dead-eye jumper. That hasn’t come to pass just yet, but it likely will. — Al Saracevic, San Francisco Chronicle
- [Durant’s] final line in 30 minutes: 39 points, seven rebounds, 15-of-24 shooting, 7-of-11 from 3 and a career 1-0 record against the Thunder. “That part of my life, like I said before, I moved on,” Durant said. “I’m part of the Golden State Warriors. What I did those last eight years was special, something I’ll never forget. But I’m trying to look forward.” — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News
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