Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ABC

The Los Angeles Lakers (34-24) are headed to Chase Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Golden State Warriors (31-28).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-110 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 15 and the Suns accounted for 23 fouls. They also converted 22 of 50 shots from beyond the perimeter. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 78.6% when shooting free throws by making 11 of 14 tries. Furthermore, Phoenix totaled 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Phoenix dished out 22 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Regarding defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the floor on 40 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 23 of 26 shots for a rate of 88.5%. Los Angeles finished with a 50.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 75) and converted 11 of 29 3-pointers.

Luka Doncic is someone who came through for the game. Doncic finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and also totaled 8 assists. He played for 39 minutes played and also pulled down 8 boards. He had 41 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this one with a record of 34-24 so far this year. They are averaging 115.5 points per game (16th in basketball) while hitting 49.8% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (679 of 1,928) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 40.8 rebounds per contest and has 1,460 assists on the season, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Lakers have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,587 conceded for the year. The Lakers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.6% (2,479 of 5,097) and they surrender 40.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 36.5% on shots from distance while they are 18th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (115.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 133-112 when they faced the Grizzlies. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Golden State allowed Memphis to collect 34 in all (10 offensive). They finished 41.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). The Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to convert 41 of their 84 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.8% for this game. When the game finished, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 49 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Golden State converted 19 out of 46 attempts (41.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.2%. The Grizzlies earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Warriors corralled 34 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the game.

Will Richard pitched in for the Warriors for this game. Richard scored 21 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for the game. He buried 9 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 31-28 this season. As an offensive unit, the Warriors are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball. Golden State has accumulated 6,834 pts so far this season (115.8 per contest) and they average 42.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.2 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.7 times per game. The Warriors are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls every game while shooting 80.8% from the free throw line.

The Golden State defense gives up 35.1% on shots from distance (742 of 2,111) and their opponents are converting on 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.9 dimes and 44.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 16th and 19th in the league. The Warriors are ranked 11th in the league in points given up per game with 113.8. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (17th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Golden State and under the total points

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