The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will take place at Crypto.com Arena on February 23 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Los Angeles Lakers will welcome the Golden State Warriors to Crypto.com Arena for an NBA game on Thursday. The Lakers won 120-102 in their last game over the Pelicans. LeBron James had 21 points in his first game since becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader, and Anthony Davis had 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the new-look Los Angeles Lakers’ 120-102 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. D’Angelo Russell had 21 points and seven assists during his warm welcome home to the Lakers, who won for just the second time in six games.
Los Angeles’ five new players all made their home debuts after last week’s busy trade deadline, and the Lakers never trailed in one of this up-and-down team’s most impressive performances of the season. “There was a huge emphasis on getting this win,” Davis said. “Guys came out and played with a lot of energy and urgency. … It was only our first game together, but it looked good.” James only had to play a season-low 29 minutes after taking the previous three games off to rest his sore left ankle and foot immediately after he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record Feb. 7.
“I feel really good about what we’ve got brewing, but we need to lock in,” James said. “It’s the first time we’ve all been on the floor together, so we wanted to see what it looks like, and the first 40 minutes looked pretty good.” Russell’s debut was actually a homecoming, because he played his first two NBA seasons for Los Angeles before getting traded four times and eventually returning last week. Russell was clearly thrilled to be back in Hollywood, putting on an impressive playmaking performance while also repeatedly exhorting the crowd to standing ovations for the Lakers
The Golden State Warriors on the other hand lost 134-124 against the Lakers in their last game. Jordan Poole led seven Warriors in double figures with 28 points. Klay Thompson had 18 points playing the second game of a back-to-back for the first time this season. Kevon Looney had 11 points and 14 rebounds. The Warriors fell to 29-29 at the break. They hope to have Stephen Curry back not long after the season resumes, while newly acquired Gary Payton II could be out a month.
“We have reinforcements coming and we have a lot to look forward to,” Kerr said. “We have lost so many games that we should have won. We know we’re right there.” Gordon’s 3-pointer extended the Clippers’ lead to 18 points early in the fourth. The Warriors cut it to 116-106 on Jonathan Kuminga’s 3-pointer. He finished with 16 points off the bench. Leonard hit his seventh 3-pointer in the closing minutes before leaving the game with the Clippers ahead 128-114
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley
Golden State Warriors: Draymond Green, Donte DiVincenzo, Kevon Looney, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson
Los Angeles Lakers: Scotty Pippen Jr.
Golden State Warriors: Andre Iguodala, Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II ,Ryan Rollins
The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will be telecast live on TNT.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | TNT. | February 23 (10:00 PM ET) |
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