Suns And Lakers Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Friday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers are hosting the Phoenix Suns in California.
For the game, both teams finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Suns have ruled out Devin Booker, T.J. Warren, Deandre Ayton, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul.
Meanwhile, the Lakers will be without Dennis Schroder.
D'Angelo Russell, Anthony Davis and LeBron James have all been upgraded to available.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Suns will start Payne, Shamet, Okogie, Craig, Biyombo on Friday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Friday."
The Suns enter the evening with a 45-35 record in 80 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 7-3 in their last ten games and in the middle of a seven-game winning streak.
On the road, the Suns have gone 17-23 in the 40 games they have played away from Arizona.
As for the Lakers, they are the seventh seed (one of the four play-in tournament spots) in the Western Conference with a 41-39 record in 80 games.
They are 7-3 in their last ten games and 21-18 in the 39 games they have hosted on their home floor in Los Angeles, California.
Last year, the Suns lost in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, while the Lakers went just 33-49 and missed the playoffs (and the play-in tournament).
The two teams last faced off in March, and the Lakers won 122-111.
