Every Laker’s Prediction For The LeBron-Less Warriors Game

The 30-26 Los Angeles Lakers and the 27-26 Golden State Warriors will play tonight at 7 p.m. on the road at the Chase Center. Due to an ankle injury

that has kept All-Star LA forward LeBron James out of the game, Golden State is now the overwhelming favorite to win at home.

We’re here to tackle some of your burning questions ahead of the contest.

The Action Network, a sports book aggregator, projects Los Angeles as a +5.5 point underdog. In reality, the

Warriors are only average at home (14–14 so far), and they have a significant size disadvantage when playing the

long, long Lakers. Despite missing a few important frontcourt players (James,

Christian Wood, Jarred Vanderbilt, and most likely Cam Reddish), Los Angeles still has center Hayes and starters Anthony Davis and Rui to their name. However, Golden State is among the NBA’s top three-point shooting teams; they are

tied with the Indiana Pacers for the nation’s fourth-best conversion rate (38.1%) and fourth overall

the third-year combo forward for the Warriors has finally found his groove. Lately, he has been on a scorching streak, averaging 21.5 points on a shooting split

Throughout his previous 15

competitions. , a 6’8″ super athlete, would have been the ideal Jarred Vanderbilt cover. Look for Taurean Prince, who is likely going to be moved up to a starting role, to handle him in

the perimeter and Rui to cover him in the post with Vanderbilt, Cam Reddish, and LeBron James all out. That ought to be the first step, at least.