Warriors beating Lakers picked by only one ESPN panel member

The Lakers are expected to beat the Warriors on Wednesday night in the play-in tournament.

Has anybody over at ESPN gone on record and predicted a Golden State victory?

Well yes, actually.

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Nick DePaula was the only member of the 16 people on the panel who picked the Warriors to pull off the upset.

Perhaps the timing just is coincidental:

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— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) May 18, 2021

For Golden State to win, Steph Curry definitely needs to break this 3-point shooting trend:

Steph Curry's last 8 games against the Lakers at Staples Center:

-1-for-10
-0-for-10
-4-for-10
-3-for-9
-2-for-10
-1-for-9
-3-for-12
-2-for-7

That's a combined 16-for-77 (20.8 percent)
— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) May 17, 2021

If the Warriors lose to the Lakers, they play again on Friday night at Chase Center against the winner of the Memphis Grizzlies-San Antonio Spurs matchup.

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