Two of the biggest stars of this decade in the NBA will go head-to-head for the 54th time in their careers when LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers play Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Despite both players in the latter halves of their careers, they are still two of the best players in the league and both will start in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. But before then, Lakers vs. Warriors will happen again on Saturday and the last time these two met, the Lakers defeated the Warriors, 115-113, on Christmas Day with Austin Reaves making the winning layup with 1.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Lakers (24-18) are coming off a 117-96 win over the Celtics on Thursday. The Warriors (22-22) are coming off a 131-106 win over the Bulls on Thursday. Curry is 29-24, including the postseason, over 53 games against James the two were active in. James (foot) and Anthony Davis (calf) are probable for Saturday. Andrew Wiggins (back) and Brandin Podziemski (abdominal) are probable for the Warriors and Draymond Green (calf) is out. 

Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. The Warriors are 1-point favorites in the latest Warriors vs. Lakers odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 218.5. Golden State is at -119 on the money line (risk $119 to win $100), while Golden State is at +100 (risk $100 to win $100).

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