Lakers News: New Starting Lineup Revealed For LA Against Raptors
Your Los Angeles Lakers will have a bonus reinforcement tonight when they do battle against the Toronto Raptors: starting point guard D'Angelo Russell, previously considered probable to play, will return from his right ankle injury, after all.
As Los Angeles head coach Darvin Ham had initially revealed earlier this week, Russell will immediately be back in the club's starting lineup, ahead of substitute starter Dennis Schröder, who performed capably in his absence as a finisher and passer, but remains a frustratingly inefficient shooter.
The Lakers are currently not favored to win the matchup, even though they're playing at home, per the latest aggregated Las Vegas odds.
Russell will be joined in the backcourt by shooting guard Malik Beasley, 3-and-D small forward Troy Brown Jr. in the stead of injured All-Star LeBron James, do-everything power forward Jarred Vanderbilt, and star center Anthony Davis.
The Raptors will trot out their standard starting five of point guard Fred VanVleet, 3-and-D shooting guard OG Anunoby, second-year stud Scottie Barnes at the three, All-Star power forward Pascal Siakam, and prodigal son center Jakob Poeltl.
The fun kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT, and will be broadcast on Spectrum SportsNet locally as well as NBA TV nationally.
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