Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Lakers 2/6/25

This Thursday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors game let’s review the rules for Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,400

Unless you have been living under a rock the last few decades you are aware that LeBron James is a generational basketball talent. With that said, how has James performed a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer this question.

In the 45 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging a massive 24.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 45 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, James is averaging 50.5 Draftkings points a contest.

It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did LeBron James play in the game? In the Los Angeles Lakers thrilling 115-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, James played rather well. More specifically, LeBron James tallied 31 points, four rebounds, ten assists, one block and two steals in the Lakers win over the Golden State Warriors.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.

It should be noted that the Los Angeles Lakers have listed LeBron James as questionable for this NBA regular season game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.

In my view, LeBron James is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $9,000

In the 41 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 22.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.

More recently, in the Golden State Warriors thrilling 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last month, Stephen Curry certainly rather well. Curry tallied 31 points, two rebounds, eight assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $9,600: Buddy Hield, Shooting Guard (Golden State Warriors) $4,800.