""Obviously, going against Steph is very exciting," Lakers star Luka Doncic said after practice Monday. "It's going to be tough. I don't know if it's a rivalry, but it's for sure an exciting game.""
""Lakers against Warriors has been intense," Lakers forward Rui Hachimura said. "We've always played pretty intense games, playoff-like. So this is going to be [the same]. ... So even with LeBron out, it's going to be a great game. Of course, we got to compete and we're trying to get this dub [win].""
""Steph-LeBron rivalry, whatever you want to call it, matchup has always been awesome - for whatever teams they've been on and for the league itself," Lakers coach JJ Redick said. "I know we had some great games against those guys last year. Being a part of that was really cool. I think when you're the Lakers and you play on national TV more than any other team, you're generally going to play against great teams and that's what tomorrow is. I think it's""
The Lakers open the regular season against the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena with LeBron James sidelined by a sciatica nerve injury on his right side. Luka Doncic called the matchup with Stephen Curry exciting and acknowledged it will be a tough contest. Rui Hachimura described Lakers–Warriors games as intense and playoff-like and said the team must compete for the win even without James. The James–Curry rivalry reached a peak from 2015–2018 when their teams met in four straight NBA Finals. A recent Christmas game featured James with 31 points and 10 assists and Curry with 38 points.
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