So it will be, Lakes In the battle of each game and those battles have physical and emotional costs.
Tuesday against Dallas, Luca Densic He faced his former team for 48 minutes, exhausted emotionally when Lakers could not exhale to the end.
On Thursday, they hosted Minnesota Timberolves, where they were on their way during a night when they missed the shots on the edge, and requests from deep shots from the free throw line before preparing to win.
On Friday, in a short and conquest, they played the Clippers team, a team whose success was built on the back of high -minded basketball that Lakers used to pay near the upper part of the west.
However, against their former colleagues at Crypto.com Arena, Lakers entered the battle without Rui Hachimura, who suffered from knee stress against Minnesota. And they brought it out without Austin ReefisWho were lost after only one seizure.
Doncic and Liberon James They had to be great – and they would need help. Without Reves and Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt were fighting Kawhi Leonard for the property, Dorian Vinnie Smith tries to stay in front of James Harden. Two players in two directions, Tri Jameson III and Jordan Judwin winning their minutes due to durability and gravel.
None of them was easy, but for the fifth time in a row and third consecutive at home, Lakers found enough, Winning 106-102.
Densic scored 31 years old, James was 28 points, but it was the Lakers seat that carried them in small things, Vanderbelt, Jameson, Vincent, all of them, at least 11 in their minutes.
In the midst of his best season as a professional, Revez left a game with Lakers due to a hard -leg injury. It is expected to undergo an MRI examination on Saturday to determine severity.
Reaves played nine minutes in the first quarter before logging out and returning to the Lakers Treasury room.
Reaves 52 games have started this season with Lakers, with an average of 19.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.1 decisive passes.
Cheptic injuries are difficult in the American Professional League, with a Doncic missing with the frequent calf problem. He missed nearly seven weeks after suffering a wheel pressure on Christmas while he was a member of Dallas Marax.
Rivers missed five games earlier this season after suffering a pelvic injury. Played in each game for the Likers in the previous season.
Vincent replacement replacement in the squad to start the second half.
The Clippers team, which led to up to 10 years, forced transformers in the last minute to give them a chance, but Bogdan Bogdanovich open three points in attempts to reduce the result to one shook, and the Lakers grab the recovery and victory.
They are now in a trilogy tie with 21 losses for the second time in the West.
Lakers and Cleepers meet again for the last time in a normal season on Sunday at Arena Crypto.com.
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This story was originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.