Lakers vs Warriors

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, and if you're wondering how you can watch the action live, you've come to the right place ...

The Lakers returned to the practice court on Wednesday, their first formal gathering as a team since their win over the Pelicans in their final game before the ...

For the Lakers, LeBron will be available and ready to go after sitting out that night due to left ankle soreness. We go out and compete on both ends of the floor and do what we're supposed to do, we give ourselves a pretty good chance." LeBron entered the All-Star break as the NBA's all-time leading scorer and heading to the yearly gathering of the league's marquee talents for the 19th time. "Always good to get a couple of days with family and get away a little bit, get your mind off of it, but all the while still knowing that you're recharging your battery and come back to make a strong push for the remainders of the season. "But then come back with a new sense of urgency and a new sense of spirit for the last 23 games. The Lakers (27-32) come back from the All-Star break to face the Warriors (29-29) for the third time this season, but the first time at Crypto.com Arena.

Days after LeBron James said he's playing in one of the most critical stretches of his career, the Lakers respond with a 124-111 win over the Warriors.

X-rays were negative and Russell will be reevaluated in the morning. We’re all in this precarious position where we could be in the play-in, we could sneak into the six [seed], we could fall out entirely.” He didn’t see Donte DiVincenzo standing behind him, and Russell stepped on his foot, rolling the right ankle. More importantly, it’s the second game in row the Lakers have led by 20 — another dominant performance against a playoff contender after the team blew out New Orleans last week. “It’s good to see that,” James said at shootaround Thursday morning. The Lakers open the second half of the season driven to overcome their current No. As of Thursday, six games separated the third-place Kings from the 13th-place Lakers. It was James’ lowest scoring game since Nov. We’re just a couple games ahead of them. “I think it’s a sprint to the finish line,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said pregame. “…But it looks really good. [Anthony Davis](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2022-10-18/los-angeles-lakers-anthony-davis-healthy-resolve-for-upcoming-season), the Lakers’ depth and defense was more than enough, the Lakers’ cruising to a [124-111 win](https://statsdmz.nba.com/pdfs/20230223/20230223_GSWLAL.pdf) out of the break.

With LeBron James scoring just 13 points on the night and Anthony Davis still a bit lacking offensively (he ended the night with 12), it was the role players ...

LeBron was done for the night at the 8:06 mark, and LeBron missing the final eight minutes of a game the Lakers win is great news for the team. They got the win; now they need to figure out the rest. lead ballooned to 20 points early in the fourth and with the Warriors having another game tomorrow, the final quarter was a snore. Get the wins now and figure out the rest later. Late in the first, he rolled his ankle and was ruled out for the rest of the game. The Warriors made a run with Jordan Poole catching fire as Golden State shrunk the Lakers' lead down to three points at the half. There were plenty of positives for the Lakers in the first half, but the main thing to watch is Russell’s injury. maintained the narrow lead throughout the opening quarter but struggled to maintain possession, turning the ball over six times. [NBA's all-time leading scorer](https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2023/2/7/23590066/lebron-james-lakers-nba-all-time-leading-scorer-points-kareem-abdul-jabbar) did not score a point until the closing seconds of the first. With an NBA-leading 30 different starting lineups, that’s been a rarity for the purple & gold this year. Needing every win as we enter the final stretch of games, the Lakers wasted no time stacking victories beating the Warriors 124-111. Malik Beasley was a three-point sniper, scoring 25 points (including 7 threes).

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Anthony Davis might finally have a supporting cast to help the Los Angeles Lakers make a push to get into the playoffs.

“There were several key stretches where we had a chance to get back in the game but couldn’t put it together.” Lakers: Mo Bamba had a double-double off the bench (10 points, 13 rebounds) ... The Lakers got a season-best 68 points from their reserves, including five in double figures. James — who suffered a hand injury during the All-Star game Sunday night — had 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. “LeBron and AD didn’t get going as much as they wanted tonight, but we’re deep, and I think that’s the statement we want to make,” Beasley said. Los Angeles (28-32) is 13th in the Western Conference but has won three of four since the trade deadline.