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00:05 Well, when people look at tonight's game in Golden State in the Bay Area,
00:08 taking on the Los Angeles Lakers, they may say, wait a second,
00:11 why are the Warriors five and a half point favorites?
00:14 Reason why, LeBron already ruled out for this game tonight at Golden State.
00:19 Total of 243 and a half, so should be a fun, high scoring game.
00:24 But can the Lakers keep this close, Gilbert, without LeBron tonight?
00:29 >> I think they can keep it close.
00:30 I think they can keep it close because of Anthony Davis.
00:32 These are two teams who are trending in similar directions.
00:35 I think the Lakers have won seven of ten, and the Warriors have won eight of ten.
00:39 Klay Thompson moved to the bench in their last game before all star break and
00:43 seemed like he's figured something out, had 35 points off the bench for them.
00:47 So the Warriors are rounding into shape.
00:49 Draymond Green is back in the lineup and
00:51 he's now having the Draymond Green impact that they look towards him having.
00:56 Chris Paul is almost back even though he won't play tonight.
00:58 But the Lakers are dealing with injuries.
01:00 We know LeBron James not playing, but they've also dealt with injuries to
01:03 Christian Wood and Jared Vanderbilt who are two key players in their rotation.
01:07 So can Rory Hachimura keep up his big play?
01:10 He's been playing really well since he got reinserted into their starting lineup.
01:13 Can Anthony Davis have a dominant performance?
01:16 Because the Warriors don't really have anybody that can lock down a focused
01:21 Anthony Davis.
01:22 So if he can have one of those 25 and 15 type games, 30 and
01:26 18 type games, which he's done before, and he did last year against the Warriors
01:30 when LeBron James was inactive, I think they can keep the game close.
01:33 But ultimately, I think the Warriors have a lot of momentum and
01:36 the fact that they're playing this one at home.
01:37 I think it was a strategic game for LeBron James and
01:40 Misfits because they felt like it was an uphill battle to begin with.
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