LA Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for Dec. 25 | 2024-25 NBA season

The NBA's Christmas slate has five games on Wednesday with the West Coast rivalry matchup between the LA Lakers and Golden State Warriors one of the most eagerly awaited games on the schedule.

LeBron James and Steph Curry will face off at the Chase Center with both teams looking to solidify their playoff position as they approach the midway point of the regular season. Along with the two superstars, who have combined for five MVP crowns and eight championships over their careers, there will be plenty of All-Star calibre talent on display, with players like Anthony Davis, Draymond Green and Dennis Schroder set to feature.

LA Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry drives to the basket against LA Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell at Crypto.com Arena. Photo Credit: Imagn

Newly appointed head coach JJ Redick has inherited virtually the same team as last year (with a few rookie additions), but the 40-year-old has experimented and been flexible with his lineup. The LA Lakers have started 10 different player over the first 29 games of the season. Center Anthony Davis leads the roster with 28 starts and LeBron James ranks second with 27 starts.

The LA Lakers do have injury concerns with Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jaxson Hayes, Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt all sidelined for Wednesday's game.

The decision to remove D'Angelo Russell from the starting lineup in November has seen Max Christie take on a bigger role. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard has started all of the last five games for the Lakers. He is averaging a career high 21 minutes per game this season.

Expect to see Redick go with a strong lineup that includes LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Max Christie, Rui Hachimura and Anthony Davis.

LA Lakers depth chart:

G	Austin Reaves	D'Angelo Russell	Jalen Hood-Schifino (O)
G	Max Christie	Cam Redish	Gabe Vincent	Bronny James
F	LeBron James	Dalton Knecht	Armel Traore
F	Rui Hachimura	Jarred Vanderbilt (O)	Christian Wood (O)	Maxwell Lewis
C	Anthony Davis	Jaxson Hayes (O)	Christian Koloko

Like his counterpart, Golden State Warriors' head coach Steve Kerr has rotated his starting five over the early stage of the season with 14 different players receiving starts at some point of the campaign. When healthy, Andrew Wiggins (24), Steph Curry (23) and Andrew Wiggins (23) have been regulars in Kerr's opening lineup.

The Golden State Warriors do not have any injury issues going into Wednesday's game. Gary Payton II is the only player listed as questionable on the injury report.

Congolese forward Jonathan Kuminga, who started the first three games of the season, has seen more time recently and could be included as one of the starters. He is coming off a strong performance where he finished with 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists against the Indiana Pacers.

Buddy Hield and Brandin Podziemski have both received starts this year but the addition of Dennis Schroder should see both the guards begin the game on the bench.

Kerr will likely come out with a starting group that includes Steph Curry, Dennis Schroder, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis.

Golden State Warriors depth chart:

G	Steph Curry	Brandin Podziemski	Pat Spencer
G	Dennis Schroder	Buddy Hield	Moses Moody
F	Andrew Wiggins	Kyle Anderson	Gary Payton II	Lindy Waters III
F	Draymond Green	Jonathan Kuminga
C	Trayce Jackson-Davis	Kevin Looney	Quinten Post

LA Lakers vs Golden State Warriors preview

The LA Lakers are currently on a strong run, winning three of their last four games. After a slender 117-114 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Los Angeles will be looking to bounce back with a Christmas day win.

The Lakers currently sits seventh in the Western Conference standings with a 16-13 record. They have a 5-5 record over their last 10 and have won seven of their 16 games away from the Crypto.com Arena.

Anthony Davis has been the standout player for the team. The nine-time All-Star leads the Lakers roster in points (26.6), rebounds (11.8), steals (1.3) and blocks (2.2).

After a strong start to the campaign where they won 12 of their first 15, the Golden State Warriors have experienced a slump. The team has a 3-9 record since Nov. 23 and is clinging on to eighth place in the standings. Kerr's team have lost four of their last five and will be desperate to get back on track with a win at the Chase Center, where they have an overall 7-6 record.

Steph Curry will be the player to keep an eye on for the Warriors. The talented guard is averaging 21.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 6.6 apg and 1.2 spg.