The NBA is back: What's the experts' prediction about the upcoming duel between Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers?

The All-Star break is over, and teams come back for the last part of the 2023-24 season. In one of the most important games of the NBA resumption, Los Angeles Lakers, 9th in the West, will be traveling to San Francisco to face the Golden State Warriors, currently at the 10th spot. Both teams really need this win, so the show is guaranteed.

The Lakers are currently with a 30-26 record and the Warriors with a 27-26 record. A loss for LA would equalize the head-to-head between the two franchises to rank higher for the play-in positions, and for Golden State, if they lose it would be a very hard blow. The Lakers -who will not be able to count with LeBron tonight- will continue to move away from a the Dubs. The stars that will be suiting-up tonight will be Stephen Curry and Anthony Davis. Klay Thompson, meanwhile, will most likely continue to come off the bench in his new role as sixth man.

But, in a big game, what's the expert opinion? According to a report published by Sportskeeda, these will be the starting five of the two teams and this is how the duel will unfold:

- Lakers roster: D'Angelo Russell - Austin Reaves - Taurean Prince - Rui Hachimura - Anthony Davis

- Warriors roster: Stephen Curry - Brandin Podziemski - Andrew Wiggins - Jonathan Kuminga - Draymond Green

- Winner: Golden State Warriors.

- Point differential: Triumph by -5.5 points.

Should this result occur, the Warriors would remain in 10th place in the Western Conference, albeit with a 28-26 record to the Lakers' 30-27. Although we're still in February, this is a crucial game that could even become decisive as soon as all the Western teams playing for the playoffs finish their corresponding 82 regular season games.