Warriors not exempt from uneasy times heading into NBA trade deadline

In the visitor's locker room on the south side, the Lakers were coping with the superstar presence of LeBron James and the sense that every other member of the team is available as the front office chases New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis, who put himself on the trade market. The Warriors, at least on this night, handled it with considerably more poise. Seeking their fifth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals and in their third season under an unyielding spotlight that got hotter and brighter with the July 2106 arrival of Durant, the Warriors have become pros at navigating matters that can be prickly enough to derail their mission.