April 10, 2026, 7:22 p.m. PT
The Los Angeles Lakers‘ quest to finish their common season with sufficient good vibes within the wake of the accidents to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves continues on Friday after they host the Phoenix Suns. The Suns have been struggling during the last a number of weeks, and they are going to be with out Devin Booker, their franchise participant, on account of an ankle injury.
This is the second of a set of back-to-back video games for the Lakers. During any such set, there’s all the time the query of whether or not LeBron James will play in each contests. In addition, guard Luke Kennard, who has significantly stepped up recently, was listed as questionable on account of a finger injury.
Both James and Kennard have been cleared to play, and so has veteran Marcus Smart, who missed L.A.’s final 9 video games with an ankle ailment. Smart will reportedly be on a minutes restriction off the bench on Friday.
With a 51-29 report, L.A. is preventing for the best doable playoff seed within the Western Conference. It is at the moment in fourth place, and relying on what the third-place Denver Nuggets and fifth-place Houston Rockets do within the subsequent 48 hours, Los Angeles might end as excessive as third or as little as fifth.
