Dream11, GSW vs LAL: Squads, team news and predictions

LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers head to Staples Center to take on mighty Golden State Warriors. match starts in India on Tuesday, October 15 at 08:00 AM IST. Lakers' Anthony Davis is set to miss game, owing to a sprain in his right thumb and is set to t feature in any of team's upcoming pre-season games. former New Orleans Pelicans star was traded to  Lakers in 2019 NBA Draft.

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Lakers emerged victorious in ir earlier pre-season meeting with Warriors, with LeBron and Davis guiding Lakers to a 123-101 win in China. Lakers couldn't have hoped for a better start from towering power forward, as he donned famous purple and gold colours for first time. six-time NBA All-Star dominated  pre-season match-up, scoring 23 points in first quarter, before sitting out for rest of game. acquisition of Davis is widely expected to make Los Angeles Lakers, genuine title contenders this season. Lakers will also be hoping that he links up well with LeBron to form an All-Star duo that few teams in NBA can boast of.

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Davis set to miss rest of Lakers' pre-season 

Davis emerged from locker room after game against Brooklyn Nets in China with an ice pack taped to his hand. It is believed that 26-year-old only has a Grade 1 sprain, while re is ligament dam in his thumb. Lakers are expected to kw more, once y return to United States and carry out some tests. Davis' injury comes at an omius time for Lakers, with Los Angeles side already having DeMarcus Cousins and Kyle Kuzma on treatment table. Davis has missed a minimum of seven games in each of his seven seasons. This will mean that LA Lakers will have to be patient with ir Chicago-born star.

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Dream11 predicted line-up

GSW - Stephen Curry, Alec Burks, Alfonzo McKinnie, Draymond Green, Omari Spellman

Lakers - D’Angelo Russell, Danny Green, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee

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