The Lakers are coming into this game with a 16-13 record this season and they are coming off of a bad 117-114 loss at home to the Pistons in their last game. They dropped that game on Monday night, but they were playing well as prior to that loss they had won 3 straight games. They have actually won their last 2 games on the road, beating the Kings in both, and they are going to get up for this road game against the Warriors on Christmas Day. Their defense has been great in their recent road games as they have held opponents to 100 points or less in each of their last 3. They are going up against a Warriors team that is 15-13 this season and they have not been playing well at all in their recent games. They are coming off of a 111-105 loss at home to the Pacers in their last game and they have lost 4 of their last 5 games as well. Their offense has been awful in their recent games as well, getting held to 106 points or less in 2 of their last 3 as well as 6 of their last 8 games. Their defense has also been awful as they have allowed 140+ points in 2 of their last 4 games as well. The Warriors have dominated the Lakers in recent games, winning the last 3 straight, but the Lakers have been heating up recently and they are going to get up for the big stage here. The Lakers will cover the spread in this game.