Lakers News: Starting 5 Announced For Pelicans Showdown Tonight
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Tonight at 5 p.m. PT on Spectrum SportsNet, your Los Angeles Lakers will square off against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.
After being listed as just "probable" to suit up on today's earlier injury report, star LA center Anthony Davis is now confirmed to be available, and will look to redeem his last two lackluster scoring nights. He's averaged 12.5 points (and 12.5 rebounds) across the Lakers' contests against the Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks.
The rest of the Lakers' starting five will carry over from the team's Knicks loss on Sunday, the team has announced.
D'Angelo Russell, who's been on a heater for a while, will start at point guard, and will be joined by shooting guard Malik Beasley in the backcourt. Troy Brown Jr. will start in the stead of still-injured LeBron James at small forward, and power forward Jarred Vanderbilt will join Davis in LA's frontcourt.
CJ McCollum will start at point guard for New Orleans. Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy III will play both perimeter positions, while Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas will round out NOLA's first five. Ingram has been shelved for the Pellies' last two games with an ankle injury, but after a successful morning shootaround (per Mike Trudell of Lakers.com) he is going to take the floor.
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