The Golden State Warriors play host to the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center on Thursday.

The Lakers (30-26) have been climbing up the standings over the last month, entering this matchup winning 11 of their last 15 games. What's really carried them in this stretch is the play of D'Angelo Russell, averaging nearly 25 points and six assists per game in that span. We all know that LeBron James and Anthony Davis will bring it every night, but to get that from a third piece changes everything for this club. They also just added Spencer Dinwiddie in the buyout market, and having a backup like that makes this hot team even more dangerous. If they just keep the two Hall-of-Famers healthy, this is a team no one wants to face.

The Warriors (27-26) are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, entering this matchup winning eight of their last 10 games. That hot stretch directly correlates with the return of Draymond Green, who has been playing some of the best basketball of his career. What's interesting about the most recent win is that they chose to bring Klay Thompson off of the bench. That demotion clearly lit a fire under the former All-Star, dropping 35 points in one of his best games of the year. Getting him hot is really scary for the rest of the NBA because Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski are having unexpected breakout campaigns as well.

These teams played a 2OT thriller on January 27, with Los Angeles prevailing, 145-144. That gives the Lakers four straight wins over the Warriors in total.