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(NBA) Golden State vs. LA Lakers,
11/25/2016 5:30 PM, Score: 109 - 85
Point Spread: -13.50 | -103.00 Golden State (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -13.50 | -103.00 Golden State (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: Back on , the Lakers shocked the Warriors 117-97 at Staples Center back on Nov. 4th, with the Golden State responding to that embarrassment by going on a nine-game winning streak. The most recent of those nine wins came this past Wednesday at Oracle Arena, where the Warriors delivered some payback in a 149-106 rout of the short-handed Lakers. LA (8-8) played without starting point guard D'Angelo Russell (16.1-3.4-4.8), who is expected to be out two weeks with a sore left knee, and PF Julius Randle (13.3 & 8.1), who sat with a hip pointer.
Golden State: The 149 points the Warriors hung on the Lakers are the most any team has scored so far this season. Stephen Curry (31), Kevin Durant (28) and Thompson (26) combined for 85 points and while Green has just five points, he added nine rebounds and 11 assists. The Warriors recorded a franchise-record 47 assists, for the game and scored 80 points in the first half. "It was a beautiful exhibition that (the Warriors) put on," Lakers head coach Luke Walton said. "As painful as this one was, that's the beauty of the NBA. You always have another chance to redeem yourself one or two days later." The high-octane Warriors lead the league in scoring (119.2 PPG), shooting percentage (50.2%) and in assist (31.9 per). That's a pretty sweet ‘trifecta.'
LA Lakers: Los Angeles' season is about the progression of its young players and Russell will need to take a step back after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his sore left knee. As for Randle, he's listed as questionable, as is SG Nick Young (13.9 PPG) with a toe issue. Veteran Jose Calderon will start for Russell at PG,as Williams and Clarkson will continue to come off the bench. Williams leads the team in scoring (16.6 PPG) and Clarkson averages 14.9 PPG.
The pick: Forget the 149-point blowout being a distraction. There is just no way the mega-talented Warriors will be taking the Lakers lightly after losing by 20 points in their last visit to Staples Center. Let's also not forget that in that Nov. 4th loss, two-time MVP Stephen Curry went 0-of-10 from three-point range, snapping a string of 196 straight games (including the postseason) with at least one three-pointer, Curry was 7-of-12 from beyond the arc in Wednesday's rematch. That sounds more like it. Golden State is a 10* play.
Golden State: The 149 points the Warriors hung on the Lakers are the most any team has scored so far this season. Stephen Curry (31), Kevin Durant (28) and Thompson (26) combined for 85 points and while Green has just five points, he added nine rebounds and 11 assists. The Warriors recorded a franchise-record 47 assists, for the game and scored 80 points in the first half. "It was a beautiful exhibition that (the Warriors) put on," Lakers head coach Luke Walton said. "As painful as this one was, that's the beauty of the NBA. You always have another chance to redeem yourself one or two days later." The high-octane Warriors lead the league in scoring (119.2 PPG), shooting percentage (50.2%) and in assist (31.9 per). That's a pretty sweet ‘trifecta.'
LA Lakers: Los Angeles' season is about the progression of its young players and Russell will need to take a step back after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his sore left knee. As for Randle, he's listed as questionable, as is SG Nick Young (13.9 PPG) with a toe issue. Veteran Jose Calderon will start for Russell at PG,as Williams and Clarkson will continue to come off the bench. Williams leads the team in scoring (16.6 PPG) and Clarkson averages 14.9 PPG.
The pick: Forget the 149-point blowout being a distraction. There is just no way the mega-talented Warriors will be taking the Lakers lightly after losing by 20 points in their last visit to Staples Center. Let's also not forget that in that Nov. 4th loss, two-time MVP Stephen Curry went 0-of-10 from three-point range, snapping a string of 196 straight games (including the postseason) with at least one three-pointer, Curry was 7-of-12 from beyond the arc in Wednesday's rematch. That sounds more like it. Golden State is a 10* play.
