Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers prediction

HomeGolden State Warriors4–2, 4th in Western Conference AwayLos Angeles Lakers2–3, 11th in Western Conference

Tip-offSat, Oct 31, 02:00 AM UTC

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Last meeting

Oct 22

Los Angeles Lakers127–105Golden State Warriors

Our pick: Los Angeles Lakers 62%Pick landed

Tale of the tape

Golden State WarriorsBefore tip-offLos Angeles Lakers

0–2Season record2–0
0–1Home / road recordThe home team at home, the away team on the road0–0
0–2Last 10 games2–0
L2Current streakW2
106.5Points per game126.0
119.0Points allowed per game111.0
−12.5Average margin+15.0
1 dayRest before this game1 day
1Games in the last 7 days1
38.5Rebounds per game40.0
24.0Assists per game28.5
11.0Three-pointers made per game12.5
44.5Bench points per game31.5

Team numbers per game from the last 2 box scores; records and scoring from this season in this competition.

Quarter by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Golden State Warriors	0.033.5–33.5	−9.020.5–29.5	−5.025.0–30.0	+1.527.5–26.0
Los Angeles Lakers	−1.530.5–32.0	+8.534.5–26.0	+16.537.5–21.0	−8.523.5–32.0

Average margin per period over each team's last 10 games in this competition, with scored–allowed underneath.

Key matchup

Stephen CurryGuard · Golden State WarriorsVSAustin ReavesGuard · Los Angeles Lakers

Leading scorers · averages over the last 2 games

23.5Points25.5
2.0Rebounds3.0
2.5Assists7.5
2.5Three-pointers made2.0
25.5Minutes35.2

Team leaders

Golden State WarriorsThis seasonLos Angeles Lakers

Points · PPG
Stephen Curry2 games23.5 Luka Doncic2 games25.5
Rebounds · RPG
Y. Lendeborg2 games8.0 Walker Kessler2 games8.5
Assists · APG
Draymond Green2 games7.0 Austin Reaves2 games7.5
Three-pointers made · 3PM
Stephen Curry2 games2.5 Luka Doncic2 games3.5

Per-game averages this season in this competition from the box scores so far (2 per team); current squads only.

Key battles

Guards

Stephen CurryVSAustin Reaves

PTS: 23.5·25.5
REB: 2.0·3.0
AST: 2.5·7.5

Guards

Brandin PodziemskiVSMatisse Thybulle

PTS: 18.0·8.0
REB: 2.0·2.0
AST: 3.0·1.5

Forwards

Draymond GreenVSLuka Doncic

PTS: 3.5·25.5
REB: 4.5·7.0
AST: 7.0·7.0

Cross-matchup

Y. LendeborgVSWalker Kessler

PTS: 15.0·24.0
REB: 8.0·8.5
AST: 4.0·2.0

Cross-matchup

G. IkeVSZiaire Williams

PTS: 9.0·11.5
REB: 2.0·4.0
AST: 1.0·2.0

Player projectionsPro

Likely lineups

Home

Golden State Warriors

Likely starting five

Y. Lendeborg
Started 2 of last 2
PPG
15.0
RPG
8.0
APG
4.0
Draymond Green
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
3.5
RPG
4.5
APG
7.0
Stephen Curry
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
23.5
RPG
2.0
APG
2.5
Brandin Podziemski
Guard · Started 1 of last 2
PPG
18.0
RPG
2.0
APG
3.0
G. Ike
Started 1 of last 2
PPG
9.0
RPG
2.0
APG
1.0

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

Likely starting five

Austin Reaves
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
25.5
RPG
3.0
APG
7.5
Luka Doncic
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
25.5
RPG
7.0
APG
7.0
Walker Kessler
Center · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
24.0
RPG
8.5
APG
2.0
Ziaire Williams
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
11.5
RPG
4.0
APG
2.0
Matisse Thybulle
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
8.0
RPG
2.0
APG
1.5

Full lineups and bench Player stats and season averages

Photo credits (16)

Stephen Curry · Cyrus Saatsaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Austin Reaves · Kevin, CC BY 2.0
Y. Lendeborg · TonyTheTiger, CC0
Draymond Green · Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Luka Doncic · Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
Walker Kessler · Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0
Gui Santos · Hoop District, CC BY 3.0
De'Anthony Melton · Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0
Al Horford · The White House, Public domain
Georges Niang · Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0
Brandon Williams · Sgt. Nataja Ford, Public domain
Ziaire Williams · Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
Matisse Thybulle · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Quentin Grimes · Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0
Sandro Mamukelashvili · Thomas Savoja, CC BY 2.0
Kevon Looney · Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0

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