Who’s Playing

Golden State @ Los Angeles

Current Records: Golden State 43-20; Los Angeles 27-35

What to Know

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors will face off in a Pacific Division clash at 8:30 p.m. ET March 5 at Crypto.com Arena. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W.’

The Lakers’ and the Los Angeles Clippers’ contest on Thursday was up for grabs at halftime, but Los Angeles was thoroughly outmatched 66-48 in the second half. Los Angeles suffered a grim 132-111 defeat to the Clippers. Los Angeles was down 106-81 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. A silver lining for them was the play of small forward LeBron James, who had 26 points along with eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Golden State came up short against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, falling 122-113. The Dubs’ loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of shooting guard Jordan Poole, who had 23 points, and point guard Stephen Curry, who had 21 points and nine assists in addition to five boards.

The Lakers are expected to lose this next one by 6. Now might not be the best time to take Los Angeles against the spread since they’ve let down bettors for the past four consecutive games.

The losses put Los Angeles at 27-35 and the Warriors at 43-20. Two stats to keep an eye on: Los Angeles has allowed their opponents an average of 8.5 steals per game, the third most in the league. To make matters even worse for the Lakers, Golden State ranks second in the league when it comes to steals per game, with 9.38 on average. In other words, Los Angeles will need to work extra hard to take care of the ball.

How To Watch

• When: Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles, California
• TV: ABC
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $150.00

Odds

The Warriors are a solid 6-point favorite against the Lakers, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Warriors as a 5.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Golden State have won 16 out of their last 25 games against Los Angeles.

• Feb 12, 2022 – Golden State 117 vs. Los Angeles 115
• Oct 19, 2021 – Golden State 121 vs. Los Angeles 114
• May 19, 2021 – Los Angeles 103 vs. Golden State 100
• Mar 15, 2021 – Los Angeles 128 vs. Golden State 97
• Feb 28, 2021 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Golden State 91
• Jan 18, 2021 – Golden State 115 vs. Los Angeles 113
• Feb 27, 2020 – Los Angeles 116 vs. Golden State 86
• Feb 08, 2020 – Los Angeles 125 vs. Golden State 120
• Nov 13, 2019 – Los Angeles 120 vs. Golden State 94
• Apr 04, 2019 – Golden State 108 vs. Los Angeles 90
• Feb 02, 2019 – Golden State 115 vs. Los Angeles 101
• Jan 21, 2019 – Golden State 130 vs. Los Angeles 111
• Dec 25, 2018 – Los Angeles 127 vs. Golden State 101
• Mar 14, 2018 – Golden State 117 vs. Los Angeles 106
• Dec 22, 2017 – Golden State 113 vs. Los Angeles 106
• Dec 18, 2017 – Golden State 116 vs. Los Angeles 114
• Nov 29, 2017 – Golden State 127 vs. Los Angeles 123
• Apr 12, 2017 – Golden State 109 vs. Los Angeles 94
• Nov 25, 2016 – Golden State 109 vs. Los Angeles 85
• Nov 23, 2016 – Golden State 149 vs. Los Angeles 106
• Nov 04, 2016 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Golden State 97
• Mar 06, 2016 – Los Angeles 112 vs. Golden State 95
• Jan 14, 2016 – Golden State 116 vs. Los Angeles 98
• Jan 05, 2016 – Golden State 109 vs. Los Angeles 88
• Nov 24, 2015 – Golden State 111 vs. Los Angeles 77