The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled a bit during the last couple of weeks. They have gained solely half of their final eight video games, and with a 19-8 document, they’ve slipped to fourth place within the Western Conference.
One motive for this mini-skid has been accidents. In current days, Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura and Luka Doncic have all suffered accidents. Reaves, Vincent, Ayton and Hachimura all sat out Saturday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, whereas Doncic suffered a leg contusion throughout the game and did not play within the second half.
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For the Lakers’ contest on Tuesday versus the Phoenix Suns, the excellent news is that Ayton will play and Reaves is listed as questionable. But Doncic, Hachimura and Vincent will sit out.
Los Angeles has had hassle with the Suns this season. On Dec. 1, the Suns trounced it 125-108 at Crypto.com Arena, and on Dec. 14, L.A. constructed a big fourth-quarter lead, solely to lose it and barely win by two factors.
Phoenix is 15-13 and has misplaced six of its final 9 video games, however it’s a group the Purple and Gold must take very critically.
This article initially appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers release injury report for Tuesday’s game versus Suns