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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr couldn’t be bothered by the fact that Shams Charania is in the “lineup sharing business.” He even got jokes for the popular NBA newsbreaker. On Monday, Charania broke the news that the Warriors are planning to start Gary Payton II in Game 4 of their playoff series with the […]

Klay Thompson has shown off his best impression of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the Golden State Warriors warm-up prior to Game 4 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. Thompson pulled out the move from just inside the corner three-point line, and hit nothing but net. If Klay breaks out the sky hook tonight you saw it here […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to employ a tactical advantage in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. As it turns out, Dubs head coach Steve Kerr has decided to turn to Gary Payton II as a late addition to the starting five ahead of what is a must-win game for […]

Entering Game 4 down 2-1 in the series, there’s a lot of pressure on the Golden State Warriors to secure a victory on Monday night against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. LA is currently in the driver’s seat in this second-round NBA Playoffs series, but if you have any idea about how LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors enter Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers down 2-1 in the series. Another loss would put them in a deep hole against LeBron James and Co., and it could be one that Golden State just might not be able to crawl out of. As such, Dubs head coach Steve Kerr […]

During the NBA playoffs a season ago, Jordan Poole emerged as a key scoring weapon for the Golden State Warriors and helped lift this organization to their fourth championship in the last eight seasons. This year, the Warriors are back in the playoffs and looking to win another championship, but Poole’s production has taken a […]

There were high expectations for Jordan Poole following his breakout season with the Golden State Warriors in 2021-22 but, as they say, life comes at you fast. It might have started before the season even began, with Draymond Green decking him with a punch mid-practice as an argument between the two escalated. It was made […]

Anthony Davis has been a monster for the Los Angeles Lakers at time during the NBA playoffs. At other times, he has been nonexistent on the offensive-end of the floor, directly contributing to various losses for the Lakers. So far in their Western Conference Semifinals series against the Golden State Warriors, Davis had a major […]

One of the key topics of discussion in the Western Conference Semifinals series between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers has been the free-throw disparity. The Lakers lead this series 2-1 and they have taken 44 more free-throw attempts than the Warriors. In Game 3 of this series, a game that ended […]

The Golden State Warriors are a championship organization and they have faced almost every challenge a team can face in the postseason. Trailing in a series is nothing new to them and after coming from behind in their first-round series against the Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry and the Warriors will look to do so again […]

With the Golden State Warriors Game 4 matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers set to tip off on Monday night, we’re heading into a pivotal part of the series, and Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and co have a lot of work to do if they’re to advance to the Western Conference Finals. After bouncing back […]

According to Draymond Green, LeBron James left Stephen Curry confused and looking for answers in Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers playoff series. But hey, who wouldn’t be? For those who missed it, James definitely had quite the bizarre outing on Saturday. LeBron didn’t score in the first quarter since he didn’t […]

Magic Johnson knows very well that free throws made the difference in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 3 domination over the Golden State Warriors. However, contrary to the belief of the haters, the NBA legend thinks LeBron James and Co. deserved all the freebies they got. The Lakers took down the Warriors on Saturday, 127-97, […]

The Golden State Warriors have a lot of work to do in wake of a wholly dispiriting Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. As the most pivotal contest of the Western Conference Semifinals fast approaches, though, Stephen Curry seems fully confident his team will respond like a defending champion. Curry addressed the Dubs’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to take a commanding 3-1 lead as they face the Golden State Warriors for Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. We’re in LA, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Warriors-Lakers Game 4 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers destroyed the Warriors 127-97 […]

The Golden State Warriors unraveled in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers, losing by a final score of 127-97. After a strong performance in Game 2, it was tough to ignore the poor performance of Draymond Green, who was in foul trouble for much of the night and was a nonfactor when he was […]

The Golden State Warriors find themselves trailing the Los Angeles Lakers again in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. Game 3 was an ugly one for the defending champs as they lost 127-97 and trailed by a good margin for much of the game, particularly the second half. The Lakers cruised to victory […]

Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors entered Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers looking to take a crucial 2-1 series lead. Instead, they ended up getting blown out by 30 points, losing 127-97 to fall in a 2-1 series deficit, making Game 4 a must-win contest for […]

The recipe for success is simple for the Los Angeles Lakers: When they — namely, Anthony Davis — get to the line and dominate inside, they win. Darvin Ham calls it playing “downhill.” LeBron James has another label for their preferred style. “We played the game the right way,” LeBron said about the Lakers’ 127-97 […]

Besides LeBron James and Anthony Davis (and Tristan Thompson), the Los Angeles Lakers are relatively inexperienced when it comes to making deep runs in the NBA playoffs. Following their 127-97 Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors, LeBron revealed his primary advice for his teammates amid the grind. “Stay off social media,” the 20-year […]

Just 48 hours after the Golden State Warriors pummeled the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2, the roles were reversed for Game 3. The Warriors, coming off two massive road wins in their first-round series against the Sacramento Kings, were taken for a ride in Crypto.com Arena in what ended up as a 30-point defeat. […]

The Golden State Warriors were simply overpowered by a hungrier Los Angeles Lakers team on Saturday night. Stephen Curry and Co. gave it a good fight, at least in the first half, but they just had no answer for L.A. on both ends of the floor in Game 3 of their second-round NBA Playoffs series. […]

The Golden State Warriors’ all-encompassing road struggles returned Saturday in a 127-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ ugly performance in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Anthony Davis out-duels Draymond Green The biggest harbinger of this vexing second-round series through its first three games? Free […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came out of the gate firing on Saturday night in Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry and the defending champs took the blows early on and they delivered a few counterpunches of their own. LeBron James and Co. never took their foot off the gas, though, and they […]

May 6, 2023, was a very special day for LeBron James and his family. Apart from the fact that he led the Los Angeles Lakers to a massive 127-97 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series, it was also on this same day that his eldest son, […]

LeBron James had another all-around masterpiece in Saturday’s massive win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar finished with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, en route to leading L.A. to a lopsided 127-97 victory over Stephen Curry and the Dubs. LeBron […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers knew what was at stake in Saturday night’s Game 3 matchup against the Golden State Warriors. The Dubs are coming off a huge Game 2 victory as the series shifted to LA tied at one game apiece. By all accounts, this was a must-win game for the Lakers, […]

The physicality was an all-time high between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series on Saturday night. Early in the game, Dubs stud Moses Moody was whistled for a flagrant foul for pulling down Anthony Davis in what has been deemed as a “dirty” […]

For the first time in the history of the league, all four California-based teams were able to book their place in the NBA Playoffs this season. Only two of them have survived, though, with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors currently in the midst of an all-out war in the Western Conference […]

The Golden State Warriors provided an important injury update on veteran Andre Iguodala ahead of Game 3 versus the Los Angeles Lakers, per the Warriors’ Twitter. “Andre Iguodala, who suffered a fractured left wrist on March 13th, has been cleared to intensify his on-court workouts and is expected to participate in team practices at some […]

Stephen Curry is vying for an unprecedented fifth title in nine seasons as the Golden State Warriors’ playoff run continues. Before Saturday’s pivotal Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the realest hoopers of the modern era assessed Curry’s standing in the league’s all-time individual hierarchy—insisting he’s already […]

The Golden State Warriors have a big decision to make on the Draymond Green front this summer. The former Defensive Player of the Year’s current contract runs through the 2024-25 season, but the fact that he has a player option next year means that he may enter unrestricted free agency in the offseason. For their […]

It now feels like a lifetime away since Draymond Green had that now-infamous incident with Golden State Warriors teammate Jordan Poole. It was one of the ugliest moments of Green’s career with the Warriors, and there’s no denying that his decision to punch Poole in the face had an equally unsavory impact on his relationship with […]

It’s no secret that LeBron James and Draymond Green are close friends off the basketball court. After an intense personal rivalry many years ago, these two stars have moved past their differences to build a lasting relationship that now goes beyond the four corners of the court. Green has also never been shy about heaping […]

The Golden State Warriors absolutely smoked the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of their Western Conference Playoffs matchup. The final score was 127-100, although even that makes it look closer than it actually was. The Warriors shot lights out from beyond the arc, spearheaded by an 8/11 effort from beyond the 3-point arc from […]

The Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers series is undeniably the biggest match-up in the NBA Playoffs right now, and it has the TV ratings to back up that claim. After setting records in in the opener for being the most-watched conference semifinal Game 1 in TV history, Game 2 almost matched it up and made […]

As the Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers playoff series shifts to LA for Game 3, fans could very well see another Klay Thompson masterpiece following his 30-point explosion in Game 2 Thompson hinted as much in his postgame presser after the Warriors’ 127-100 victory over the Lakers on Thursday. Aside from promising that he’ll be […]

As they did against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Lakers took their foot off the gas in Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors after snatching home-court back in Game 1. The Dubs eclipsed 40 points in the second and third quarters and rolled to a 127-110 win on Thursday at the Chase Center, […]

The NBA Playoffs continue as the Golden State Warriors (44-38) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals! Action tips off Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Golden State evened the series to 1-1 after their 127-100 victory in Game 2. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a […]