BREAKING: Golden State Warriors Make Significant Change To Starting Lineup For Game 4
On Monday evening, the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers are facing off at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for Game 4 of their second-round playoff series.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Warriors will be without Patrick Baldwin Jr., Ryan Rollins and Andre Iguodala.
Meanwhile, the Lakers have upgraded superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James to available.
Backup center Mo Bamba has been ruled out.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Warriors will start Curry, Payton II, Thompson, Wiggins, Draymond Green on Monday."
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Monday."
The Warriors have significantly changed their starting lineup by inserting veteran guard Gary Payton II.
During the Playoffs, the 2022 NBA Champion has averaged 5.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest while shooting 62.2% from the field (this will be his first start).
The Lakers have a 2-1 lead in the series, so the Warriors will need a victory to avoid falling into a devastating 3-1 hole.
That said, a win would tie up the series at 2-2 and give them the momentum going into Game 5 at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Wednesday night.
In Game 2, the Warriors blew out the Lakers by a score of 127-100, while the Lakers responded with a 127-97 win in Game 3.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the Western Conference Finals.
