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Editor's brief

This match hub is editor-led on the basketball desk. We open the fixture page once Los Angeles Lakers team news clears sourcing and the verified squad list is locked. As soon as the match window opens we populate the live incident log from the press-conference round-up, the verified tour or tour-equivalent feed and the verified broadcaster feed; the desk will not publish incidents off rumours or single-source social posts.

Fixtures in this series

• Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors · NBA regular season

What to watch

• Selection picture: JJ Redick has rotated the starting five in two of the last five games. The decision is whether Anthony Davis (groin) plays through the injury or sits.
• Squad rotation: the rotation pattern across the last five fixtures is the data point we cross-reference against the press-conference notes. LeBron-at-point with Davis as the roll man; the second unit has been the deciding factor in the wins, with Reaves and Russell running the offence.
• Injury report: Anthony Davis is the fitness doubt the desk is tracking. The return-to-play read and the verified medical update will be added to the live log as soon as the club statement is published.

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