BREAKING: Lakers And Warriors Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will face off at the Chase Center in San Francisco for Game 5 of their second-round playoff series.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Lakers have ruled out Mo Bamba, while LeBron James and Anthony Davis are both available.
As for the Warriors, they will be without Andre Iguodala, Ryan Rollins and Patrick Baldwin Jr.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Wednesday."
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Warriors will start Curry, Payton II, Thompson, Wiggins, Draymond Green on Wednesday."
The Lakers have a 3-1 lead in the series, so this is an elimination game for the Warriors.
If they are able to survive, Game 6 will be back in Los Angeles on Friday evening.
A potential Game 7 would be in San Francisco on Sunday.
The teams split Games 1 and 2 at the Chase Center, but the Lakers were able to protect their home floor and win both games in Los Angeles (they are 5-0 at home during the 2023 NBA Playoffs).
Whoever wins the series will advance to the Western Conference Finals and face off against the Denver Nuggets or the Phoenix Suns.
In the first round, the Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings (who were the third seed) in seven games, while the Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies (who were the second seed) in six games.
