Los Angeles Lakers (8-7) at Golden State Warriors (12-2)
Tip-Off: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 – 7:30 PM PST
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSNBA | Radio: 95.7 The Game
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Lakers (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Jose Calderon (4.1, 2.0, 1.4)
SG: Nick Young (14.3, 2.7, 1.3)
SF: Luol Deng (6.7, 5.4, 1.3)
PF: Larry Nance, Jr. (7.2, 4.9, 1.2)
C: Timofey Mozgov (8.7, 4.1, 1.1)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (career: 8-7, 0.533)
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (26.1, 3.8, 6.0)
SG: Klay Thompson (20.4, 2.9, 2.2)
SF: Kevin Durant (26.9, 8.2, 4.5)
PF: Draymond Green (10.8, 9.1, 6.9)
C: Zaza Pachulia (4.6, 6.3, 2.3)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 152-26, 0.854)
Injury Report
Lakers: Julius Randle (hip pointer) is doubtful, D’Angelo Russell (sore left knee) and Ivica Zubac (right ankle sprain) are questionable.
Previous Matchups
- Warriors at Lakers (preseason) On November 4th, 2016, the Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 97-117 at Staples Center. FINAL RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: Stephen Curry Misses All Ten Three-Point Tries, Warriors (4-2) Get Manhandled By Los Angeles Lakers (3-3), 117-97
- Warriors at Lakers On January 14, 2016, the Warriors beat the Lakers 116-98 at Oracle Arena. FINAL RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS: Curry Leads The Way In Kobe’s Final Game At Oracle, Warriors (37-3) Beat Los Angeles Lakers, 116-98/li>
- Warriors at Pacers On November 21, 2016, the Warriors beat the Indiana Pacers 120-83 to close out their 4 game road trip. FINAL RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: 31 More Assists For Warriors (12-2) As They Methodically Dismantle Indiana Pacers (7-8), 120-83
- Thunder at Lakers The Lakers beat Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109 at Staples Center on November 22, 2016. Young’s late 3-pointer pushes Lakers past Thunder, 111-109
Game Notes
- Durant on the Lakers: “You can tell they enjoy playing with each other…Luke Walton’s changed the culture” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze8hg8PNldw&w=560&h=315]
- Durant on Warriors vs Lakers: “Seems like it was almost 2 months ago…gonna be a good test for us” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1GymIMptE&w=560&h=315]
- Ian Clark on Luke Walton: “A player’s coach…they’re playing free and with a lot of confidence” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y647Khdt-c&w=560&h=315]
- “Another fast one tonight..Warriors play at 3rd fastest pace…Lakers fifth” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster
- “I’m thrilled with Draymond’s play at both ends,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He’s been absolutely phenomenal. He’s in a great place.” Added Durant: “He’s covering a lot of ground for us, guarding ‘1’ through ‘5,’ rebounding, blocking hots. He’s doing it all.”– Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle
- “We’re looking forward to facing this Lakers team that beat us,” Thompson said. Ah, yes. The Lakers, the last team to beat the Warriors, blasting them 117-97 at Staples Center back on Nov. 4. That was eight games and 18 days ago, and the Warriors have used that time to exhibit appreciable improvement. It’s a different Warriors team now, and their mission to continue refining the talent with the schemes. All indicators are that they will.– Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- “Our block shots sort of come in different ways now,” Kerr said. “They used to come from (Andrew) Bogut and (Festus) Ezeli. Now they come from KD, Draymond (Green), Andre (Iguodala). It’s a long, active perimeter that ends up with a lot of the shot blocks. So it is different.” — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
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