The Warriors take on the Lakers in the second of three preseason games against their SoCal rivals this week.
Warriors vs. LakersWednesday, October 167:30 p.m.Staples Center
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The preseason rolls on Wednesday night as the Dubs and Lakers suit-up for their second of three consecutive games against each other this week. Both teams sat some key players in their previous matchup on Monday, and Wednesday’s game will provide another chance to see the young talent at work on both teams.
The Dubs are expected to have D’Angelo Russell and Draymond Green back in action, while Stephen Curry will catch some rest after starting the previous three games. Curry has led the team in scoring two of the three games (averaging 25 points per game through the preseason), leaving room for others to make their mark on Wednesday. Curry's brother-in-law tallied a team-high 18 points in Monday's defeat, and rookie Jordan Poole had 17- and 19-point performances over the squad's first two outings.
Also still up for the taking with the Dubs is the starting small forward role. Glenn Robinson had his second consecutive start Monday in the forward slot where he posted five points and two rebounds after a 13-point, 5-rebound night Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Alfonzo McKinnie has picked up where he left off last season with some tenacious work on the boards, averaging almost six rebounds a game through the Dubs’ exhibition games.
The Lakers have been dealing with a variety of injuries this preseason, including a sprained thumb for Anthony Davis and sore calf for former Dub Quinn Cook. However, according to the team’s latest injury report, both have a chance of playing against the Warriors Wednesday night. Davis leads the team with 14.7 point per game through the first three of Los Angeles’ games, but missed Monday’s tilt due to the thumb injury, while Cook looks to get his first minutes of the preseason sometime this week against his former team. Both will potentially be reinserted to a rotation that is trying to determine which guards — including Avery Bradly, Rajon Rondo, Danny Green, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope -- and center (JaVale McGee or Dwight Howard) will start alongside Davis and LeBron James.