Golden State Warriors (43-35 record, 10th place in the West) will play against the Los Angeles Lakers (45-34, 9th place in the West) at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers’ home stadium, at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday the 10th. /4.

Odds: Los Angeles Lakers -2.5 points

O/U ratio: 234.5

Match information: Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers will face off in an extremely important match, which will have a great impact on determining the rankings for both teams.

Currently, the Warriors and Lakers are standing next to each other in the rankings, and are both in high form with only 2 defeats in the last 9 matches. “Narrow alley” is the perfect description for the confrontation between the Warriors and Lakers, the two teams met 4 times in the Regular Season and will most likely have to face each other again in the Play-in round.

This will be the fourth time the Golden State Warriors meet the Los Angeles Lakers this season. In the three previous encounters, the Warriors won two (128-110, 128-121) and the Lakers won one (145-144, 2OT).

In the most recent match, Stephen Curry scored 31 points to lead Golden State to a 128-121 victory, denying LeBron James 40 points on the day Anthony Davis left the field early due to injury.

Notable stars :  Anthony Davis is averaging 24.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game for the Los Angeles Lakers. Right behind him is a rising name – Rui Hachimura, owner of 17.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in the last 10 matches.

On the other side of the front line, Stephen Curry leads the Golden State Warriors with 26.4 points and 5.0 assists. Klay Thompson is in charge and has averaged 18 points in the past 10 games.

Comments on Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers on April 10, 2024:

Both the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers desperately need victory with the goal of escaping the last two positions in the Play-in group. 

Based on the correlation of forces as well as the performance of both sides, this could be an extremely tense competition. But if I were to choose an important factor that would determine the outcome of the match, it would be the ability of Anthony Davis and LeBron James to play. 

In case there are enough services from these two superstars, the Lakers’ performance will be better in both defense (thanks to Davis) and attack (LeBron in charge). Without either one, the Lakers have almost no chance against the Golden State Warriors.

According to the latest update, both Davis and James have a relatively high likelihood of playing. Therefore, unless there is an unexpected situation close to game time, the Los Angeles Lakers are believed to win this important match.

Expert opinion: Los Angeles Lakers -2.5 U/234.5

Performance in the past 10 matches: 

– Host Los Angeles Lakers won 8 and lost 2. The team scored an average of 120.7 points per game with 49.2% FG and allowed opponents to score 115.5 points/game.

– The away team Golden State Warriors won 7 and lost 3. The team scored an average of 112.8 points per game with 48.7% FG and allowed the opponent to score an average of 106.0 points/game.

 

Injury situation:

– Warriors are without Dario Saric (knee)

– Lakers without Christian Wood (knee), Jarred Vanderbilt (knee); It is unclear whether Anthony Davis (eye), LeBron James (ankle, foot), Gabe Vincent (knee) will play