Los Angeles Lakers (25-31, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (28-27, ninth in the Western Conference)
San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads into the matchup against Golden State as losers of three in a row.
The Warriors are 4-4 against Pacific Division opponents. Golden State is the top team in the Western Conference with 29.7 assists per game led by Draymond Green averaging 6.8.
The Lakers are 1-9 against opponents in the Pacific Division. Los Angeles is 9-16 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Warriors won the last meeting 123-109 on Oct. 19, with Stephen Curry scoring 33 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Klay Thompson is scoring 21.5 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Warriors. Jordan Poole is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Golden State.
LeBron James is scoring 30.2 points per game and averaging 8.5 rebounds for the Lakers. Dennis Schroder is averaging 14.3 points and 3.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.
LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 6-4, averaging 122.8 points, 43.3 rebounds, 31.6 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points per game.
Lakers: 4-6, averaging 117.7 points, 46.2 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.8 points.
INJURIES: Warriors: Ryan Rollins: out for season (foot), Stephen Curry: out (leg), Andre Iguodala: out (hip).
Lakers: LeBron James: out (ankle), D'Angelo Russell: out (personal reasons), Jarred Vanderbilt: out (personal reasons), Malik Beasley: out (personal reasons).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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