The Lakers won two of their final three games before the break, including a victory on the road against defending champions the Golden State Warriors. Even with that minor upturn in form, the Lakers were left 2.5 games outside the play-in places. The Lakers will hope then the "precautionary" decision to remove James from the All-Star Game due to injury is just that. Golden State Warriors – Jordan PooleWhile Curry remains out, the Warriors will have to rely on Poole to provide their scoring threat. The previous Lakers game was the source of some frustration as Golden State appeared set to recover from a tough third quarter before another wobble in the fourth.
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