The Golden State Warriors will look to stay alive in their best-of-seven series with the Los Angeles Lakers when the teams meet in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday. Los Angeles defeated Golden State 104-101 on Monday. The Warriors (44-38), who are making a habit of falling two games behind in their postseason series this season, rallied from a 2-0 deficit against Sacramento in the first round to win in seven games. The Lakers (43-39), meanwhile, jumped out to 3-1 leads in the first round against Memphis before disposing of the Grizzlies in six games.

The game from Chase Center in San Francisco will tip off at 10 p.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook has Golden State as 8-point favorites in the latest Warriors vs. Lakers odds, while the over under is 225. Before making any Lakers vs. Warriors picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows point guard Stephen Curry continues to be Golden State's main offensive force. He's fresh off a triple-double in Game 4, scoring 31 points, dishing out 14 assists and grabbing 10 rebounds. Curry is averaging 30.6 points, six assists and 5.3 rebounds in 11 postseason games.  

The model also knows Los Angeles small forward LeBron James narrowly missed a double-double in Game 4, scoring 27 points and grabbing nine rebounds. He also had six assists and one block. He has been dominant in the series, and is averaging 22.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 blocks this postseason.  

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