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LOS ANGELES — In a city that thrives on star power and institutional knowledge, the Warriors (23-6) will the Los Angeles Lakers (10-17) on Monday without having any of those qualities in their backcourt.

The Warriors will play without Stephen Curry, who will miss his fifth and possibly final game because of a sprained right ankle that plans to be reevaluated on Tuesday. The Warriors will also be without Shaun Livingston, who has sat out the past two practices because of a right knee.

Despite Curry’s star power and Livingston’s steady experience, Warriors coach Steve Kerr believes “our guard situation will be fine.”

The Warriors expect to grant extended minutes in some capacity to second-year guard Patrick McCaw, who will play in his third game since nursing a concussion that sidelined him last week for two games. The Warriors recalled Quinn Cook after temporarily sending him down to Santa Cruz to play on Saturday in the G-League. Kerr said he also will field a backcourt that will include Andre Iguodala, Omri Casspi and Nick Young, who will face his former team for the second time this season and return to the court after missing a game this week with a concussion. To view the latest podcast on your mobile device click here. If you haven’t subscribed to Planet Dubs on iTunes, do it here.

“Man, Nick didn’t have no concussion,” McCaw joked. “He just wanted to be like me.”

The 22-year-old McCaw is his own man, impressing the Warriors with his defensive hustle and offensive versatility. He has only averaged 3.6 points in 14 minutes through 25 appearances this season, though. In his first game back, McCaw went scoreless in 17 minutes on Monday against Portland. He had two points in 30 minutes on Thursday against Dallas. Yet, Kerr said he mostly liked McCaw’s defense, while believing he will round into form offensively once he builds a rhythm following his absence. Related Articles Steve Kerr says Breonna Taylor ruling is ‘demoralizing’ as Warriors open minicamp

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“I’m very humble and I like to watch the game and learn. So when I go out, I’m in the game. I think a couple plays ahead. It’s me having a feel for the game,” McCaw said. “I handle it pretty well because I know what I’m capable of. I know where I set the bar for myself. My teammates know how good I can be.”

The same goes for Cook. who has averaged 5.25 points on 53.3 percent shooting in 14.25 minutes in the past four games. He also had 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting and five assists albeit committing six turnovers in 39 minutes with Santa Cruz on Saturday. With Cook having a two-way contract, the Warriors sent Cook to Santa Cruz on Saturday both for more playing time and so they did not “waste” days on his deal. As part of the terms of a two-way contract, players can spend up to 45 days with NBA team in a season.

“The way the season is going, we’ll probably use all 45 of his days by the end of the year,” Kerr said. “We want to make sure we reserve most of those days for games instead of practices.”

And with that, the Warriors believe they are well equipped once again to play a game without a full roster, even without key star players.

“The chemistry on this team keeps going when guys go down,” McCaw said. “Guys tend to pick it up. That’s the biggest thing of our team – the chemistry.”