The Golden State Warriors will visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Monday evening.

Los Angeles (25-22) earned a 127-101 win the last time these two teams squared off. Unfortunately for the Lakers, they also lost LeBron James, who suffered a groin injury in the third quarter of that game. James has been out of the lineup since, and LA has gone just 5-8 in his absence. Most recently, the team took a gut-wrenching 134-138 loss to Houston in overtime on Saturday. That loss included another significant injury for the Lakers, as point guard Lonzo Ball exited the game after turning his ankle. The Lakers did, however, enjoy another strong performance from their top non-LeBron scorer, Kyle Kuzma, who scored 32 points despite the team coming up short.

LA will once again be without James (groin) and Rajon Rondo (finger). Lonzo Ball will also be out of the lineup following his ankle injury on Saturday.

Golden State (32-14) is back in a familiar spot, as a seven-game win streak has brought the Warriors to the top of the Western Conference standings once again. The Warriors have also added a new weapon to their arsenal, as star big man DeMarcus Cousins made his season debut against the Clippers on Friday. After signing with Golden State in July and spending the first half of the season rehabbing from a torn Achilles, Cousins scored 14 points in just 15 minutes of play before fouling out on Friday. The former Sacramento and New Orleans star added six rebounds, three assists, a block, and a steal in the win. Cousins joins a star-studded Warriors cast that already includes perennial All-Stars Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Steph Curry, who is averaging 33.4 points per game since the start of January.