Bad news: LeBron James and Luka Doncic stand out in the injury report for the Lakers' game against the Thunder.
The Lakers have just achieved their biggest win of the season. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 126 - 99, securing their best victory of the 2024 - 2025 season. The Lakers will have a rematch with the Thunder on Tuesday, but after such an outstanding performance, the team might decide to bench several players. Sure enough, the Lakers' injury report seems to indicate this, with LeBron James, Luka Doncic and others on the list.
Both LeBron James and Luka Doncic are listed as questionable in the injury report for the Lakers' rematch with the Thunder. Besides James and Doncic, Austin Reaves, Dorian Finney - Smith, Gabe Vincent and Bronny James are also listed as questionable. Rui Hachimura is out, and Maxi Kleber, who has yet to make his debut for the Lakers, is also excluded.
Since the Lakers' game against the Thunder is the first night of a back - to - back, it makes sense for the team to want to give key players some extra rest. Considering that the second game of the back - to - back is an away game against the Dallas Mavericks, a game that is sure to be emotionally charged, the Thunder game seems to be the one to bench players for.
The Lakers currently hold the third position in the Western Conference with a record of 48 wins and 30 losses. They have four regular - season games left, including a home game against the Houston Rockets. They are three and a half games behind the Rockets, who are in second place. Currently, it's probably unrealistic to get the second place, even if they beat the Rockets on April 11.
But securing the third place is the Lakers' top priority. They are one and a half games ahead of the current 4th - seeded Denver Nuggets and two games ahead of the current 5th - seeded Los Angeles Clippers.