The Golden State Warriors are on the road at the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday in a National Basketball Association tilt. The Golden State Warriors are 43-35, and have clinched a spot, at least in the play-in round of the postseason. Golden State is coming off a win over the Jazz on Sunday. In their last 10 games, the Warriors have won 7 of them.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, they are 45-34 on the season. The Lakers are 9th in the Western Conference, as they are 1.5 games ahead of the Warriors for the 9th spot. Los Angeles is also only ½ game behind the Kings and 1.5 behind the Suns and Pelicans. The Lakers are coming off a loss at home to Minnesota.
The Los Angeles Lakers are -2.5 at home over the Golden State Warriors. The total for this game is set at 232.5.
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors used 32 points from Klay Thompson in the recent win over the Jazz. Thompson was needed to step up, as Steph Curry did not play in this game. The Warriors with the win have now won 7 out of their last 8 games. The lone loss during that was on the road at the Mavericks.
Curry and Thompson are the top two scorers for Golden State. Curry is scoring 26.5 points per game, while Thompson is at more than 17.5 per game. Jonathan Kuminga is adding 16.4 points per game, and ripping down more than 4.5 rebounds per game.
Golden State will finish their regular season in Portland next, before heading home for back to back games. The Warriors will host the Pelicans and then the Utah Jazz.
Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James did not play in the recent game for the Lakers, and Anthony Davis left after 12 minutes in the game. The Lakers used 18 from Spencer Dinwiddie and 19 from Jaxson Hayes, both coming off the bench.
The Lakers are scoring nearly 118 points per game. The Lakers are also making nearly 38% of their shots on the season. James and Davis are the top two scorers for the Lakers this season. James is scoring 25.4 points per game, while Davis is adding 24.5 per game. James is dishing out 8.2 assists per game, and Davis is at 12.7 rebounds per game.
Los Angeles has two games left after this one. The Lakers are at the Grizzlies on Friday, and Pelicans on Sunday. This is the final home game of the regular season for Los Angeles.
Lakers Top Warriors
The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will very likely play in the one game play-in. So does either team really care about this game all that much? Look for some guys that are on the fence to sit in this game. In the end, we are going to take the team at home to win this game. Our final bet for the game on Tuesday is the Los Angeles Lakers -2.5 over the Golden State Warriors.
