The Los Angeles Lakers will be taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight. NBA fans will be aware that the Lakers are in a dire situation. Despite having Anthony Davis on the court, they hold a subpar record of 29 wins and 33 losses.
One of the few teams worse than them at this moment is the OKC Thunder, who have a similar record with 28 wins and 33 losses. Unlike the Lakers, this is considered to be a young and inexperienced team with no real expectations this season.
As both these teams face off, fans must undoubtedly want to know the injury reports and expected rosters for the players on both sides. After all, that will help in forming an expert prediction for the results of this match.
Anthony Davis will miss the Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game tonight
AD initially looked healthy and was not listed on the injury report for tonight’s game against OKC. Despite all the criticism against him, Davis has still been averaging 25.8 points, 12.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists this season. Moreover, when he is on the court, the Lakers appear to be a significantly better defensive team.
However, we have now found out that he will miss this game due to a right foot stress injury. Moreover, even his co-star LeBron James seems to have some sort of foot injury and has not been playing very well. If they do not play tonight, the rest of the Lakers will have to step up and get the job done.
With that being said, let us take a look at the complete injury reports and expected rosters for the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Los Angeles Lakers injury report
- LeBron James (out)
- D’Angelo Russel (questionable)
- Anthony Davis (out_
Los Angeles Lakers expected roster
- Dennis Schroder
- Lonnie Walker IV
- Jarred Vanderbilt
- Austin Reaves
- Rui Hachimura
Oklahoma City Thunder injury report
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Aleksej Pokusevski
- Chet Holmgren
Oklahoma City Thunder expected roster
- Jalen Williams
- Josh Giddey
- Jaylin Williams
- Luguentz Dort
- Aaron Wiggins
As we can tell, this is a game where the best players on both sides, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and SGA, are not expected to play and are listed out. Therefore, it will fall upon the others on each side to win this game. Finally, let us take a look at the expert predicitions for this game.
The Lakers are still favored over OKC tonight
In all fairness, this is quite an easy prediction to make. LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Shai Gilgeous Alexander are unlikely to play in this game. Nonetheless, it is safe to say that the Lakers still have a better roster, especially with the latest additions at the trade deadline.
On the other hand, losing SGA hurts OKC greatly. They are currently on a 4 game-losing streak and dropping positions in the Western Conference. While it is certainly possible for them to turn it around against the Lakers, they will not be favored to win this game without SGA. Be that as it may, we still expect a close game between both these teams fighting for a spot in the play-in tournament.
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