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Experts' predictions, TV and casualties for tonight's Los Angeles Lakers v Phoenix Suns
NBASunday, 25 February 2024 at 14:54
In tonight's NBA Sundays, the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns will face each other in a game, a priori, very striking. Both franchises have a lot at stake in terms of their playoff goals in the Western Conference, and will have their main stars on the court: LeBron James and Anthony Davis for Los Angeles, and Kevin Durant and Devin Booker for Arizona.
The matchup is extremely important. The Suns visit Crypto.com Arena currently in 8th place in the West with a 33-24 record, while the Lakers are immediately behind in the standings: 9th with a 31-27 record. Many of the Angelinos' chances of overtaking their rivals in the standings depend on winning tonight's game, as a Phoenix win would put a cushion of wins between the two.
Expert predictions (Possible quintets and result)
The expert opinion, gathered by Sportskeeda, for a game of this importance in the fight to stay as high as possible in the play-in positions, and even look towards that coveted sixth place, states that the Los Angeles Lakers will win the game by the minimum, with Anthony Davis as the key defensive player for the Los Angeles franchise.
In addition, the potential quintets will be as follows:
- Lakers: D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis.
- Suns: Devin Booker, Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale, Kevin Durant, Jusuf Nurkic.
Schedule and TV.
The game will be played tonight at 21:30h (peninsular time), and will be broadcast on the Movistar+ Vamos channel. Of course, it can also be followed through the official NBA website and app with a League Pass subscription.
Downs
- Lakers: Christian Wood (knee), Gabe Vincent (knee) and Jarred Vanderbilt (foot) are ruled out for the game. Cam Reddish (ankle), questionable.
- Suns: Bradley Beal (hamstring) and Damion Lee (knee) are out. Jusuf Nurkic (ankle) is probable to play, and Eric Gordon (groin) is questionable.
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