Lakers And Warriors Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Tuesday evening, the Golden State Warriors are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at the Chase Center in San Francisco for Game 1 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 have both been upgraded to available.
Meanwhile, the Warriors will be without Ryan Rollins, Andre Iguodala and Patrick Baldwin Jr.
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 Tuesday."
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Warriors will start Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Draymond Green, Looney on Tuesday."
In the first round, the Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in six games.
They are the seventh seed in the Western Conference and had a 43-39 record during the regular season.
They faced off against the Warriors four times this season and went 3-1 in those matchups.
As for the Warriors, they are the sixth seed and had a 44-38 record.
They played the Sacramento Kings in the first round and won Game 7 on the road (on Sunday afternoon) to advance.
Steph Curry led the way with 50 points.
The winner of the series will advance to the Western Conference Finals and face off against either the Phoenix Suns or the Denver Nuggets.
Currently, the Nuggets have a 2-0 lead in the series, and Game 3 will be on Friday night in Phoenix.