As I have been in terrible form in the last 5, I shall return to a faithful teams that can deliver the results.

The Lakers head into Oakland to take on their division rivals the Warriors after a solid performance last night out against the Hawks, but the Warriors will depend a lot on their up tempo scoring to try and out run the Lakers.

The Lakers clearly have the size on their side and also a Kobe Bryant who is waiting to explode after scoring just 10 points last night. Pau Gasol was in incredible form with an awesome triple double against the Hawks.

The Warriors are dependent on the scoring of Stephen Jackson, Monta Ellis and Jamal Crawford to do the bulk of the scoring and with Maggette coming of the bench, they have a great scoring threat, but they have lacked in defense all season without a big man in there.

This has resulted in the Wariors leaking 111 points per game, while the Lakers are only conceding 100 points, showing their grave importance to defence. The renaissance of Lamar Odom will also play an important factor in this game tonight.