Luka Doncic had 34 factors and eight rebounds in his first sport in Boston since he and the Dallas Mavericks misplaced Recreation 5 of the NBA Finals as Boston clinched its 18th championship.
The Lakers (40-22) fell to 3rd place within the Western Convention standings after Saturday’s loss and face a tricky upcoming stretch.
L.A. will play eight video games within the subsequent two weeks, with 5 of these matchups coming towards groups which might be presently within the playoff image. That features a home-and-home towards the Denver Nuggets, who lead the Lakers by a half-game within the standings.
“It would not matter who’s within the lineup, we now have to play our sport,” James mentioned. “We have had guys out and in of the lineup the vast majority of the yr. And we have had guys out and in of the lineup the final six weeks. … Nothing modifications.”
The Lakers will subsequent go to Brooklyn on Monday and can possible be with out James that night time.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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