The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers will meet in the 2016-17 NBA regular season finale in Oakland on Wednesday night.
At long last, the grueling stretch that is the NBA regular season is coming to an end on Wednesday night. What started at the end of October is now going to finish and the NBA Playoffs will begin this weekend. For the Golden State Warriors, it’s a chance to make a run at a third straight trip to the NBA Finals.
They will close out their schedule against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The Lakers are on a surprise five-game winning streak and would love nothing more than to make it six straight to end the season. They are locked currently into the third best lottery odds after falling out of the second position.
Date: Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2017
Start Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
Location: Oakland, CA
Venue: Oracle Arena
TV Info: NBA League Pass
For the Warriors, this game is about as meaningless as it gets. Their mission is just to keep everyone healthy and players will likely be rested in this one. Everyone wants to end on a high note, but Golden State already is geared up for the playoffs.
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This little winning streak is perhaps of a sign of more positive things to come for the Lakers. Their young talent has really stepped up in this recent stretch and the growth has been there with this roster.
They have already defeated the Warriors once on the season at home, but getting another win over them could do a lot for their confidence going forward. This is a game that will likely be forgotten but it’s the season finale and the start of two different paths for both teams.