Golden State Warriors And Los Angeles Lakers Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers will play Game 3 of their second-round playoff series at Crypto.com Arena.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Lakers have ruled out Mo Bamba, while their two best players, Anthony Davis and LeBron James, have been upgraded to available (they are in the starting lineup).
As for the Warriors, they will be without Andre Iguodala and Ryan Rollins.
Rookie Patrick Baldwin Jr. has been upgraded to available.
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, Thompson, Wiggins, JaMychal Green, Draymond Green on Saturday."
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Saturday."
The first two games of the series were played in San Francisco, and the Lakers won Game 1 by a score of 117-112.
In Game 2, the Warriors responded with a massive 127-100 blowout victory.
That said, the Lakers have an excellent chance to take total control of the series by winning Games 3 and 4 on their home floor.
On the road, the Warriors have struggled, going just 13-32 in 45 games away from the Chase Center, while the Lakers are a solid 25-18 in the 43 games they have hosted in Los Angeles.
Game 5 will be back in San Francisco on Wednesday evening.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the Conference Finals and face off against the Denver Nuggets or the Phoenix Suns.
