Lakers host Warriors in Saturday night showdown at Crypto.com Arena

Upcoming Lakers Game: Los Angeles Lakers (31-19) vs. Golden State Warriors (28-24), Tip-Off: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 • 5:30 p.m. PT, Credit: Spectrum SportsNet

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers and Warriors meet tomorrow night at Crypto.com Arena. With playoff positioning and momentum at stake, the matchup brings familiar intensity between Los Angeles and Golden State.

As Super Bowl weekend kicks off in the Bay Area, the Warriors make their way down to Southern California. After trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis and their 101-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, the Warriors look to turn things around and continue to make their push in the standings to stay out of the in-season tournament. They currently sit behind the Suns in the 8th spot with a 28-24 record prior to Saturday’s matchup versus Los Angeles.

The Lakers who are currently in 6th place are coming off a comeback win versus the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night and will look to continue building off of that against “The Town’s” Warriors.

Austin Reaves put on a show for the Laker faithful with a smooth 35 points. His presence will be heavily required on Saturday night along with LeBron James as Luka Dončić has been listed as out and will not play this weekend versus the Warriors.

Luka Dončić and Adou Thiero listed as OUT for Saturday night’s matchup versus the Golden State Warriors. Luke Kennard listed as QUESTIONABLE

After appearing to suffer a leg injury in the second quarter of Thursday’s game, he would not return in the second half. As a precautionary measure, it is probably best he takes this game off to avoid any further injury. This means the rest of Lakeshow will have to pick up for their teammate and carry on versus Steph Curry and company, who can catch fire at any moment in a game.

We know that whenever these two teams get together, it’s bound to be a star studded affair in the stands and a heated battle on the court. This may also be the last time we see LeBron James battle it out with Stephen Curry as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. As both stars get older, it’s a pleasure to still be able to watch them go out there playing the game at a high level and battling for playoff position. Hopefully this one turns out to be another classic in Los Angeles.

The game will be nationally broadcasted on ABC so there will be more eyes than usual on this matchup but that’s what’s we’ve come to expect from these two storied franchises. I don’t think their fans or the NBA would want it any other way.

Game Details:

Los Angeles Lakers (31-19) vs. Golden State Warriors (28-24)

Regular Season Game #51 • Home Game #22

TV: ABC

Radio: ESPN LA 710 • 980 KFWB

Venue: Crypto.com Arena • Los Angeles, CA.

Tip-Off: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 • 5:30 p.m. PT

Warriors @ Lakers LockerVision Uniforms for Saturday night’s matchup, Credit: NBA Locker Vision

Lakers host Sixers Tuesday night after trading Gabe Vincent for Luke Kennard at the deadline

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Every year when the trade deadline approaches, the Lakers are in the conversation. This season was no different. With the Giannis sweepstakes ramping up before the deadline, it looked like LA was in that mix over the social media waves. However, we must always remember to take the social media hot takes and rumors with a grain of salt sometimes.

For one, no one expected for Luke Kennard to be a trade target and if they did, it wasn’t the talk of Laker Land. This is exactly what transpired as the deadline approached on Tuesday however.

Gabe Vincent was traded to the Atlanta Hawks along with a 2032 second-round pick for Luke Kennard. Kennard, a veteran with an expiring contract provides some much needed shooting from the outside for the time being. Will he remain with the team beyond this season? It may seem unlikely or too early to tell right now but at least the Lakers have picked up another weapon that will immediately be needed from three point land.

The Philadelphia 76ers made two trades to their personnel this deadline by sending Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2026 1st-round pick via Houston, 2027 2nd-round pick, 2028 2nd-round pick via Milwaukee and a 2028 2nd-round pick via Oklahoma City. McCain was the 16th pick in the 2024 NBA draft. Once fully healthy, the Thunder will have added another great young player that they can develop around an already strong young core. They also sent Eric Gordon and a 2032 2nd-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for the rights to Small Forward Justinian Jessup, who most recently played for FC Bayern Munich in the Euro League.

Both teams look to not fall in the standings before the All-Star break coming up. The Sixers (29-21) come into Crypto.com Arena currently in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings while the Lakers (30-19) look to continue where they left off in Brooklyn and climb out of sixth place in the West.