Opponent--Golden State Warriors.Site--Forum.Time--7:30.TV--Fox Sports West.Radio--KLAC (570), KWKW...

Opponent--Golden State Warriors.

Site--Forum.

Time--7:30.

TV--Fox Sports West.

Radio--KLAC (570), KWKW (1330).

Records--Lakers 29-12, Warriors 16-24.

Record vs. Warriors--1-0.

Laker update--Travis Knight, making a bigger contribution by the week, is now up to second on the team in rebounds per minute, behind only Shaquille O’Neal. The backup power forward has averaged 6.7 rebounds in only 20.3 minutes the last seven games. This is the final installment on a seven-game home stand, the Lakers’ longest in 18 years. They are 4-2 so far.

Warrior update--Latrell Sprewell and Joe Smith account for about 45% of the Warriors’ offense. It didn’t do them much good in a 94-79 loss to Detroit on Thursday. On Tuesday, Sprewell had a career-high 46 points, 15 in the fourth quarter to break open a close game against the Mavericks, along with 10 assists, six rebounds and five steals. Three days before that, he had 26 points, eight assists and eight rebounds at Indiana.