Anthony Davis and Key Lakers Players to Watch vs. the Warriors - April 9

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Lakers vs. Warriors: Players to Watch

Lakers Key Players

Anthony Davis averages 24.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 55.3% from the floor.

James averages 25.3 points, 7.3 boards and 8.1 assists, shooting 53.8% from the field and 41.2% from downtown, with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game.

Austin Reaves averages 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists, shooting 48.2% from the floor and 35.9% from downtown, with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game.

D'Angelo Russell's numbers on the season are 18.1 points, 3.1 boards and 6.4 assists per game, shooting 45.6% from the field and 41.7% from downtown, with an average of 3.0 made treys (10th in NBA).

Spencer Dinwiddie's numbers on the season are 10.6 points, 2.7 boards and 4.8 assists per contest, shooting 39.0% from the field and 33.3% from downtown, with an average of 1.6 made 3-pointers.

Warriors Key Players

Stephen Curry's numbers on the season are 26.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He is also draining 44.8% of his shots from the floor and 40.3% from 3-point range, with an average of 4.8 triples (first in league).

Per game, Klay Thompson gets the Warriors 17.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists. He also averages 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks.

The Warriors are getting 16.4 points, 4.8 boards and 2.1 assists per game from Jonathan Kuminga.

The Warriors get 9.3 points per game from Brandin Podziemski, plus 5.8 boards and 3.8 assists.

Draymond Green's numbers on the season are 8.7 points, 7.2 boards and 5.9 assists per game. He is making 49.3% of his shots from the floor.

Lakers vs. Warriors Stat Insights

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Lakers score 117.9 points per game (seventh in the NBA) and allow 117.3 (23rd in the league) for a +44 scoring differential overall.

The 43.3 rebounds per game Los Angeles averages rank 17th in the league. Its opponents record 44.2 per contest.

The Lakers connect on 11.8 three-pointers per game (24th in the league) while shooting 37.8% from deep (seventh-best in the NBA). They are making 2.3 fewer threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 14.1 per game while shooting 37.2%.

Los Angeles averages 113.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (15th in the league), and allows 112.5 points per 100 possessions (12th in the NBA).

Golden State Key Stats

The Warriors are outscoring opponents by 2.4 points per game, with a +190 scoring differential overall. They put up 117.8 points per game (eighth in NBA) and allow 115.4 per contest (18th in league).

Golden State is first in the league at 46.8 rebounds per game. That's 3.9 more than the 42.9 its opponents average.

The Warriors knock down 1.4 more threes per contest than the opposition, 14.7 (second-most in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.3.

Golden State averages 114.6 points per 100 possessions (11th in league), while allowing 112.6 points per 100 possessions (13th in NBA).

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